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Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
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If youâre keeping score at home, the statutory holiday is item No. 80 (of 94) in the list of action items flowing from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Trudeau promised to do âem allâwell, he originally promised to do âem all but then curtailed that âallâ to the 76 under federal jurisdictionâand hasnât managed to do many of them, as the governmentâs own promise tracker attests. The same holds true for many of the recommendations in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, another suite of pledges guaranteed by Trudeau. It isnât exactly the new relationship that was promised.
Hence the Liberalsâ plucking of the holidayâthe lowest of low-hanging fruitâfrom the list. But will the day off have its intended effect?
Giving a day off work to all federal employees usually isnât the best way to get anything done, other than create traffic jams on the 5, 50, 416 and 417. Should we expect a holiday on such a serious question to produce a different result? Itâs not likely.
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https://www.macleans.ca/opinion/justin-trudeau-offers-the-lowest-of-low-hanging-fruit-to-canadas-indigenous-peoples/
This anon's opinion: Trudeau pays lip service to Indigenous Canadians.