Thoughts on BC Politics and More

The most glaring deficiencies which occurred during the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry (MMIGW2S) is that it was biased, confrontational, contradictory, controversial, misandrist, racist and sexist. I say this because many, if not most of the ‘findings’ of the Commissioners, are applicable to men, women and gays of all cultures, not just to indigenous girls and women. Lack of shelter (homelessness) and poverty are universal maladies of our society. Lack of safe shelters for battered women is universal; we don’t have adequate facilities, particularly in remote areas. Discrimination against gays is universal; diminishing but still a problem. Lack of food (nutrition) is a result of poverty, not a separate problem. Sadly, the Inquiry correctly identified colonialism as a root cause of indigenous tribal and family breakdown -- something which has had a horrendous effect on indigenous peoples’ well-being -- but it failed...

LANGUAGE IS NOT the boss of us ~~ An editorial by Mel Rothenburger. Used with permission, with credit to CFJC Today We follow its rules when they suit us. We change language through common use and misuse. The English of today is much different than it was 100 or 200 years ago. Image Credit: Mel Rothenburger This week, we’re changing the definition of “genocide.” Up until now, the word has referred to the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, cultural or political group. The final report on the uses the term “Canadian genocide” to describe the subject of the inquiry. The term has stimulated a national debate on whether use of the word is accurate. In discussing the “G” word it’s important to note the debate goes way beyond the title of the inquiry, referencing colonialism, racism and historic grievances. According to the report, “Genocide is the sum of the social practices, assumptions and actions detailed in this re...