Canada is dealing with the fallout of the many decades of atrocities
concerning the Indigenous peoples.
Residential schools :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadi..._school_system
The 60's Scoop :
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixties_Scoop
Systemic racism ; ignoring Treaty Rights ; etc etc
John T.
But Canada seems to be trying, and somehow the tone seemed better, at
least on As It Happens.
Thank you both.
Our first Prime Minister " The Father Of Confederation " -
Sir John A. MacDonald has become the lightning rod
for many recent protests - similar to the Confederate monuments
in the USA :
https://tinyurl.com/yyv5plrq
This statue has been removed now - it's supposed to
eventually find an indoor museum location where the
story of the atrocities can be told alongside.
John T.