Thoughts on BC Politics and More

The article,  Kamloops councillor, MLA hoping to have more input as BC mulls plan to weaken DRIPA , was shared on the Politics and More in BC and Across Canada Facebook page.  This topic, as will often happen, turned into a discussion about who we are as individuals: Settlers, Immigrants, Canadians, and First Nations. Cormac McCann had thoughts on the topic I believe are worth sharing, and they follow: - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -   I hear what you’re saying, but I think there’s an important piece of history and present reality that can’t be left out of this conversation. Canada is a relatively new country, but the land itself—and the nations who have lived on it for thousands of years—are not.  For many of us whose families came from Europe, Asia, Africa, or elsewhere, we are settlers on Indigenous land, whether our families arrived generations ago or more recently. I was born here to settler parents and grandparents, and th...

A growing movement seeks to brand non-indigenous residents as “settlers” and relegate them to second-class citizenship, writes Guest Contributor Adam Zivo. It is increasingly fashionable in some progressive circles to label non-indigenous North Americans as “settlers,” mere guests on indigenous land. Who would have thought that blood-and-soil nationalism—the odious ideology that claims that only certain races belong to certain territories—would return, wrapped in the mantle of social justice? This movement—call it “indigenous identitarianism”— is gaining traction across North America but has been especially influential in Canada. There, it has already begun to erode democratic decision-making in favor of race-based hierarchies. The world would do well to look to the great white north to see how this path, if followed, could shape their own political and civic life ... CLICK HERE for the full commentary  

Calling people born in Canada "settlers" is ridiculous. This is as ridiculous as Donald Trump trying to end "birth right citizenship."  If you're born in Canada, you are a Canadian, and this is your country of origin. Period. If you say that person doesn't and should not have full citizenship and the rights that come with it then you are defacto mouthing Donald Trump and MAGA's argument. While First Nations may not like to hear this, they too are settlers in North America.  I know that's not popular, but the First Nations' ancestors came here in waves as the last Ice Age was ending via a land bridge -- but also after that by ocean faring early humans. Their unique cultures trace back to Polynesian migration waves not the northern land bridge. But yes, First Nations were here first and what was done to them by our ancestors was beyond horrible. It was an attempt at genocide and later cultural genocide. The problem though is that a sign like "...

Opinion: There are no settlers or uninvited guests; there are just British Columbians The NDP government’s oft-used tactic to silence disparate viewpoints is parroting David Eby’s favourite accusatory line of “racist posturing.” Yet the reality is that they are the biggest perpetrators of radical, ideologically empowered race baiting. This past week, we received confirmation of their brand of divisive and destructive wedge politics ... CLICK HERE for the full commentary

Decolonization is a radical Leftist theory that has been pushed and promoted in institutions across Canada. Professors, students, politicians and journalists have all bought into this warped academic theory. So what exactly does it mean? CLICK HERE for the full discussion  

Hey there # TeamCanada !   I can't take it any more! Well, I guess I can, but I don't want to. I want to talk about the names we call each other. My very best friends, and all my Elderly Aunts and Uncles call me an Indian. I have walked into the most magnificent dining hall at the Air Liquide Head office, Quai D'orsay in Paris, France, surrounded by the worlds top producing Cryogenics team, and Patrick Jozon, the President of Air Liquide, has seen me enter the room, and yelled: " Bonjour! There is Warren! He is my Indian friend from Canada! He and I chased Beavers together in Northern BC!" And over 400 people turned to look at me and then they all smiled, and nodded. To most European people, an Indian is an absolute ICON!   The ultimate symbol of North America. They love us. And then, one time I had just gotten married and took vacation days off to take my new wife to meet my Grandmother; I was so proud. But as soon a...