Pierre Poilievre Scandal: Insults Aboriginals

Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre told an Ottawa radio station that former residential school students need a stronger work ethic, not more compensation dollars just hours before the government delivered a formal apology to former students of the native residential school program.

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[JoeT001]

who is the us, in are "We getting the values" KKK

The so-called French Nation in Quebec who want to seperate Who?

The true Canadians? the ones' who believe England doesn't need to stand up for the wrongs?

Or are being used to catch an indian

the Geronimo Mentality, "Use and Indian to Catch catch an Indian" in other words consutlans, employed using your skills against tradition,

Wanting to keep reserves?

Wake up and smell the bannock!

this is 2009, gov't still ignores the Secwepemc, etc

[wyldinjun]

Who brought up the jews. There were ONLY 6 million jews killed by the holocaust but there were over 10 million indians killed including tribes wiped off the face of the earth. Why is it so hard to understand when your governments have us on reservations where we still kill each other to this day. Isn't that genocide -your government is still practicing the manifestdestiny your people created. Its our land, pay your royalties to us and shutup - AMERICA love it or give it back...

[BEANPOLE111]

ppl can chill. He isnt insulting natives at all. Listen to what he is saying. He believes in using the money wisely not just giving it away. I agree and support Pierre in this. And I am part Native

[cassluv]

we aboriginals are just as important as everyone else and deserve to be treated with respect regardless of what Jesus tells you or wtv

[cassluv]

would you tell jewish concentration camp survivors to forgive and forget the world war 2 genocide just because germany was sorry?does an apology take away the feelings of terror they must have felt waking up from real nightmares where their families were killed in front of them and the smell of burning flesh that they could probably still smell when they awoke from their nightmares?

[cassluv]

so what youre saying is that we should suck it up and let it go?

[phessidula]

legal history has shown that the apartheid system implemented in south africa was directly modeled on the canadian reservation system

[phessidula]

you can't fucking heal if you ignore you wounds. you must be faking your pain

[frenzxperiment]

is a true apology possible? this nation is no different than any other nation.

this country was built on rape/abuse/neglect.

we still have reserves!

[sultanswing7]

This was preplanned..hiding behind an apology afterwards.

Apology Not Accepted.

But be removed from the House of Commons is accepted.