Your please will have more validity when you step up to the plate and turn over the deed to your personal property to the indians......I already contribute to the $10 billion to goes to the indians on an annual basis. Oh BTW! Do you think McGinty's hints have anything to do with an upcoming election?
McGuinty hints at Ipperwash transfer
June 2
All fair-minded Canadians welcome the timely report of Justice Sidney Linden's investigation into the police killing of Dudley George, an unarmed native activist. This report has prompted Premier Dalton McGuinty to apologize to George's family on behalf of the Ontario government. Former premier Mike Harris, under whose watch the shooting occurred, still seems more interested in whitewashing his contribution to this tragedy.
Since the release of Linden's report, the media have been rightly critical of Ottawa's failure to resolve long-standing land claims. But success in settling land claims will ultimately depend on challenging the legacy of colonial attitudes that poison public opinion. Similar to systemic racism, such attitudes uphold a false superiority based on the premise that we "know what is best" for native people.
Fortunately, change has begun. For example, some high schools, colleges and universities are changing their curriculum to reflect the actual experience of First Nations. Indigenous people are starting to reclaim their culture and their land.
Those of us who are non-native have a clear choice: We can open our minds and hearts to the wisdom of First Nations traditions. We can learn how to respect our differences, while building bridges across our common humanity.
Ben Carniol, Toronto
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