Genocide? A reminder of Canada's ugly past - and present

It is good to have humbling reminders of Canada's ugly past -- and present -- when the all-Canadian itch to fight other people's wars raises its head and we send our holier-than-thou jets to bomb other regions to help their populace.  Why not look at what we are our doing to aboriginal lands and people in our backyard first?  

Hence, I found this campaign asking UN to term Canada's treatment of its aboriginals as genocide, quite relevant.  This video helped me understand why this issue was important -- and former Prime Minister Paul Martin agrees. 

Even today, land-grab and forceful disruption of aboriginal people in Canada continues, with just one small example being the Fish Lake in BC.  

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