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Sometimes I think Canada is more interested in portraying itself as a progressive beacon to the world than actually being one. Its attitude to seals is not ver
by papaf 5y ago
Sometimes I think Canada is more interested in portraying itself as a progressive beacon to the world than actually being one.
Its attitude to seals is not very progressive: https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/about-canadian-seal-hunt https://www.humanesociety.org/resources/about-canadian-seal-...
Or the environment:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/alberta-canadas-tar-sands-is-growing-but-indigenous-people-fight-back https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/alber...
- q1w2 5y agoThese two examples are effectively cherry-picking two data points to make an extremely BROAD argument that "Canada is not Progressive".
- flycaliguy 5y agoRegarding seals, you are stepping into a debate which includes aboriginal rights. There is nothing clear cut about that one.
- 908B64B197 5y agoNow that you bring it up, the residential schools were pretty progressive too: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/canada/indigenous-children-graves-saskatchewan-canada.html https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/24/world/canada/indigenous-c... Last one closed in 1996.