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The peak of the system was the 1920-30s. By the fifties, the schools were being closed down. There was enough infrastructure in place for native kids to go to local/provincially run schools. People also began to realize that assimilation policy for education in general was a bad idea and more modern ideas began to take root. By the fifties, many residential schools were either day schools, or residential but the students could go home on weekends. Before that, the geography of Canada dictated a lot of what happened.

Here is something for you to ponder: "Prior to the 1950s, death rates among children in IRS schools were appallingly high — far higher than for non-aboriginal school children. By today’s standards, many IRS schools were poorly constructed, poorly ventilated, and seriously overcrowded with children who were living on an inadequate diet. But were the churches primarily responsible for these serious shortcomings? Not at all. https://theinterim.com/columnist/rory-leishman/the-truth-about-residential-schools/

Best estimates say up to $20 billion for the wall. In other words, about half of what Biden is pissing away to the Ukraine. There don't need to be guards every 10 feet. Minefields, armed drones and natural barriers will do. Back it up with immediate removal from the country, plus automatic ineligibility to ever enter again, and you have a good plan.

I didn't say that all the deaths were due to disease and illness. But the article failed to mention it, instead attempting to paint the picture of malicious and neglectful staff . Perhaps they consider mortality due to disease to be neglect, but at the time it was very common in Canada. My grandmother lost 2 siblings to Spanish Flu and TB, it happened all the time.

Yes, as I said, in certain circumstances. In others, no.

I believe that Malaysia Airlines offers fully refundable tickets as well if you don't book the bog cheap fare. As long as you cancel before the flight day, you should be able to get your full ticket price refunded. But check with them to be sure. A one way from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur should do the trick.

At the time, yes. Although how many were forcibly taken, how many were taken at the request of the parents, and how many were taken as a result of parental neglect/abuse can be debated. They weren't all kidnapped in the dead of night by evil priests, in spite of what the media wants us to believe. Native communities in Canada were scattered and tiny. There was no practical way to school the kids in their own home towns/villages/encampments. So residential schools were set up as places to gather the kids in one place and educate them. Not a great choice, but the only other option was no schooling whatsoever. Again, this was done as a result of treaty obligations requested by native leaders. It was not a unilateral decision on the part of the Church or government.

Good on the Pope for showing such patience, especially after receiving a delegation of indigenous leaders at the Vatican such a short time ago. Now, the article from CNN contains several mistakes. Yes, tragically thousands of children died in the residential schools. Most from diseases common to the times- tuberculosis, influenza, etc. As did thousands of non-native children. It was sadly common at the time. Conditions in residential schools made such outbreaks worse though. Dormitory living made any sickness spread easily. Also, "hundreds of unmarked graves" were discovered, but the implication that these were secret graves of murdered children is unproven and preposterous. At some sites, they are simply local cemeteries that fell into disrepair and neglect. There is no evidence of any children being killed and secretly buried anywhere. It was an obligation of the Federal Government to educate native children. It was put into treaties with indigenous groups at the insistence of those groups, because they wanted their children to have better futures. The government didnt do this on their own, out of evil or malign intent. There was no genocidal intent. The intent was assimilation. As it was with all the immigrants to Canada who came in the same time period. Today we know better, but at that time it was considered best educational practice. There was criminal behavior by a minority of those entrusted with caring for the children. Those people need to be named, shamed, and prosecuted. The pope already apologized in the Vatican, now he is being magnanimous and doing so again in Canada. I applaud him for that.

Bruce, I think we can agree on that. Both parties use the issue to play to their base- the GOP to the Chamber of Commerce, the Democrats to the Woke Left. So- punishment to those who hire illegals is a great idea. Problem is that the US doesnt have a decent ID system to help them differentiate between legal and illegal residents. Illegals can get SS numbers (often forged or illegally obtained), drivers licences, etc. It is hard to verify, and quite often employers look the other way. Also, close the border. Anyone who does not come across at an official crossing is immediately and permanently ineligible to enter the US. Process visas and asylum claims at consulates and embassies in foreign countries, not in the US. Once things are stabilized and there arent 100,000 plus people crossing every month, work on establishing visa and guest worker programs tailored to specific sectors of the economy. Sound good?

The court leaned left for years. Nobody tried to change the basic make up of it. Not that it leans right, the sky is falling. I would suggest an easier solution is to end the system of life time appointments for life. Give justices a fixed term, say 10 years, or a mandatory retirement age. Seems to work in Canada.

So, is your contention that there were numbers of armed rioters actually inside the Capitol building, but they never took their guns out? AFAIK, the only firearm used on January 6 was a police officer who killed a protestor. I have no problem with the rioters being charged and convicted. Ditto anyone who assaulted a police officer. But I don't see there was any insurrection happening, any danger to the country, any assault on "Our Democracy" as is so dramatically intoned ad nauseum by the talking heads on TV.

Genuinely curious. Did any of the people arrested inside the Capitol building have guns? I know there were a few outside, that is frankly irrelevant. If they were so intent on insurrection, why didn't they go into the Capitol? Shoot some cops?

A few random handguns in the crowd, of course. Guns in the Capitol, no. I think too many people fervently WISH that an insurrection had been planned. It would justify all the rent-free living that Trump has been doing in their heads. Yet it just isn't there. This was an ugly riot in a season of ugly riots. It was only weeks before that businesses in major American cities were being boarded up? Why? It was election night. The worry was that, if Trump won, there would be violence in the streets. Much the same as had been happening for 6 months.

But this isn't about killing someone or a mass shooting. It is an INSURRECTION. A planned takeover of the government and replacing it with something else. There are thousands of hours of video from the Capitol. You can be sure that if ANYONE was spotted brandishing a gun inside the building, that footage would have been splashed across the networks for weeks. But that didn't happen.

You'll have to do better than that... seriously.

You mean the "cache of weapons" in the pickup truck that had a grand total of 3 firearms? The one that was parked a half mile away? Hell, most of the rioters would have had a heart attack if they had to walk a half mile out and back to get a weapon. THESE are the guys who are going to overthrow the US government? Give me a break. You are giving these guys waaaaaaay too much credit. Try again.

None in the Capitol. A few on the grounds. Out of thousands. And still no answer- why didn't EVERY ONE of those crazy white nationalist conspirators bring firearms? You are ignoring that relevant point to focus on insignificant details.

Ooooh, a FOURTH was charged with having a weapon in the vicinity. Only 9,996 to go. Which still begs the unanswered question- why did the rest forget to bring them? Can't have an insurrection in America without guns, man. I mean seriously, can you see the conversation in the insurrection planning meetings? Insurrectionist A: "OK, we are ready to storm the Capitol! Everyone tooled up?" Insurrectionist B: "Yep, got my bear spray." Insurrectionist C..."Roll of quarters in my pocket" Insurrectionist A: "Right, let's roll!" Later that day, at the Capitol...... Insurrectionists A B and C... "Doh!"

Oh no, not at all. They all should be convicted of what they actually did. Vandalism, trespassing, anyone who assaulted a police officer should be charged too. But this was hardly the storming of the Bastille.

"Off site but ready for action" is an oxymoron. Coffman never entered the Capitol Building. Two other men mentioned in your cited article also never entered the Capitol. So, three guys in the area had pistols. The other 9,997 forgot them? Or was the government going to be overthrown by the presence of 3 guns in the general vicinity?

It looked to me like a case of, when a dog chases a car it never thinks that it would actually catch it. Then it DOES catch the car- what to do now? Something in me sees the demonstrators being a bit, well, surprised that they could actually get into the Capitol so easily. That is why so many of them were standing around with dumb looks on their faces, as if to say, "wait a minute, are we really HERE?" Plus one big element was missing if this was actually a planned coup attempt- guns. In a country of 400 million guns, a group of right wingers (who are always stereotyped as gun owners) somehow forgot to bring their weapons to a coup. The only guns on scene were the police. The only person shot was an unarmed protester. You can't have it both ways. You can't say both that this was a planned insurrection and also that the insurrectionists failed to pack heat. The two don't go together.

Yes, as I said before, I was mistaken. The governor wasn't a "cuck" in the classic sense, as HE was the one committing adultery on his wife with another woman. It does apply to his personality and actions though. I will stand by that.

"The lazy" does not include any of those categories. People who are physically and mentally capable of being productive, but choose not to.

...still not getting it, sorry. You are going to have to be a little more direct. No mask here. I make no bones about how I feel or think about certain issues. It's only fair to be transparent IMHO. I wish others would do the same.

No immigrant bashing here- I am an immigrant myself, as was my wife when we lived in Canada. I am not saying to put illegals into prisons. Just man the border effectively and repel them, with force if necessary. Those that are caught are put on planes and sent back where they came from. If they are caught entering the country again, then prison camps. No need for guarding and services like regular prisons. Just tents and rations. Then deportation.