With all the hype surrounding the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, with the commercialism and nationalism abound, I thought I would play the role of Debbie Downer and highlight some stories not being covered by the mainstream media.
We are not hearing the stories of Olympic Resistance where they are pointing out that the Vancouver Olympics are happening on stolen Native land and the homeless are being displaced in the name of a good showing. That’s what usually happens at these events, even in yearly parades: the plight of the poor is swept under the rug.
It is not a coincidence, then, that Stephen Harper, currently the Prime Minister of Canada and head of its Conservative offered a full apology on behalf of Canadians for the Indian Residential Schools system. He says that
“Today, we recognize this policy of assimilation was wrong, has caused great harm, and has no place in our country. The Government of Canada sincerely apologizes and asks the forgiveness of the Aboriginal peoples of this country for failing them so profoundly.”
I have come to admire Harper, his politics and his humble way of approaching policy. Perhaps another country’s conservatives and libertarians can learn from him.
Lastly, JK Gayle tells us why women cannot ski jump.
Truth and Peace,
Rod
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