23 January 2016

So Teddy... you mean, like...

...every time there's an outbreak of mass murder?
• La Loche, SK • “The community usually pulls together really strong in times like this,” said Clearwater River Dene Nation Chief Teddy Clark on Friday.
Thanks for the clarification.

Note: CBC Radio is reporting this as an incident at a remote community.

Not a single use of the word "aboriginal." Likewise CBC news website is using an obviously heavily edited "rainbows & unicorn farts" comment thread to steer the conversation...
Hi there. This is CBC Forum, our new attempt to encourage a different kind of conversation on our website.
by Haydn Watters 1/23/2016 4:36:56 PM
Yes Haydn... we see that. From what I can see... you're also obviously discouraging any commentary that doesn't heed the party line...
Such a beautiful place with beautiful people...you don't deserve this sadness
by draybb 1/23/2016 7:10:13 PM 2:10 PM

Such beautiful shining stars taken from us too soon. Canada mourns with you, Laloche.
by tweetybird 1/23/2016 6:44:14 PM 1:44 PM

Schools need to address the issue of bullying.
by C King 1:26 PM

So sad...It can happen anywhere...But why?
by Boardwalk02 12:42 PM
Well, Boardwalk... I'm not so sure this happens anywhere... or that it's some sort of mystery...
"Sapers pointed to statistics that show the total number of people incarcerated in federal institutions went down by 12 per cent between 1996 and 2004. But the number of native inmates increased 21 per cent in the same period."

"The figures were even more dramatic for native women, whose numbers rose by a startling 74 per cent."
The Globe & Mail has followed suit... it's a geographical, rather than a cultural issue...shitkicker cowboysThose damn shitkicker cowboy Saskatooners... wait a minute...