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The prime minister of canada declared that canada had conducted a genocide against the pre-european inhabitants of the continent. It looks like Louis Riel's Met

The prime minister of canada declared that canada had conducted a genocide against the pre-european inhabitants of the continent. It looks like Louis Riel's Metis revolt in 1885 was the last [0] real battle or war. The genocide Canada has declared they conducted was also not a violent slaughtering of people. So I guess they are in good company with the Chinese as soft-genocidaires? [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_North_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conflicts_in_North_Ame...

dleslie 6y ago
Yup, what China is doing isn't so different to what Canada has admitted it has done to its indigenous population, and is attempting to make amends for. Part of making amends must be ensuring that vigilance is taken to prevent it from happening again.
ygjb 6y ago
Yes, we are. It is generally acknowledged by our various Governments at every level that Canada has a history of committing and supporting genocidal acts against indigenous peoples. It's not about the wars either; our residential school systems, ongoing issues with child separation policies across the country contribute to our ongoing complicity with this. It turns out that when a country is built on genocide and disenfranchisement it's kind of hard to stop.
908B64B197 6y ago
What about the Acadian peoples? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians EDIT: You can downvote all you want, it won't change what happened.
rhodozelia 6y ago
Personally i don’t think what happened in Canada is anywhere near on the same level of “genocide” as what is going on in China, but it is impossible to truly know. I Was hoping to get some discussion on the comparison between the two situations, but I got two apologetic Canadians who agree with the prime minister and the upvote/downvote roller coaster. It is a difficult topic to discuss without aquiring a label, and obviously very few are willing to wade in to those treacherous waters.

dleslie 6y ago

Yup, what China is doing isn't so different to what Canada has admitted it has done to its indigenous population, and is attempting to make amends for. Part of making amends must be ensuring that vigilance is taken to prevent it from happening again.

ygjb 6y ago

Yes, we are. It is generally acknowledged by our various Governments at every level that Canada has a history of committing and supporting genocidal acts against indigenous peoples. It's not about the wars either; our residential school systems, ongoing issues with child separation policies across the country contribute to our ongoing complicity with this. It turns out that when a country is built on genocide and disenfranchisement it's kind of hard to stop.

908B64B197 6y ago

What about the Acadian peoples? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians EDIT: You can downvote all you want, it won't change what happened.

rhodozelia 6y ago

Personally i don’t think what happened in Canada is anywhere near on the same level of “genocide” as what is going on in China, but it is impossible to truly know. I Was hoping to get some discussion on the comparison between the two situations, but I got two apologetic Canadians who agree with the prime minister and the upvote/downvote roller coaster. It is a difficult topic to discuss without aquiring a label, and obviously very few are willing to wade in to those treacherous waters.