Opinion/Letters to the Editor

Concerning the latest mission school scandal in Kamloops, B.C.

I wonder if the Together We Stand group has a solution that’s good for everyone?

I realize it is the popular thing to criticize the church and residential schools right now but remember there were a lot of problems facing the children at home, too.

Among the general population in Canada, one in ten Canadians report being sexually victimized before the age of 18, according to a 2014 Canadian Medical Association Journal paper.

It’s rather embarrassing to be honest, looks very cheap and is certainly not improving the aesthetics of Prince George (nor it’s reputation).

Immigrant, Indigenous, settler alike, we can be proud and angry about our home and its history.

I would like to believe the Canada I live in is a compassionate society where everyone is treated with respect and the least amongst us is treated the same as the greatest. But I am not sure this is the case. 

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission didn’t just make recommendations to governments and institutions. It spoke to all Canadians.

If you are angry about cooling down your Canada Day celebrations, I beg you to take a moment and reflect. What can you celebrate this year when children’s bodies are being discovered?

On their own, they have significant problems but they could be used together, to accommodate the local street population during the summer months and provide everyone who works downtown with a greater sense of security