Time to reconsider crime policy and costs in Manitoba
The federal crime bill’s push for mandatory sentences could cost Manitoba about 90 million dollars annually, with 15,000 inmates from roughly 38,000 in custody tied to drugs. Legal aid, courts, and expanded jails add tens of millions. critics urge shifting toward prevention and even decriminalizing drugs to cut prison growth and fund social programs.
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Prime Minister Harper Apology Over Aboriginal Genocide Claims
The speaker questions the nighttime apology to aboriginal peoples for the removal of about 150,000 children to be de Indianized, asking if words carry meaning and urging federal and provincial parties to accept responsibility for past policies and land dispossession.
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Call for Accountability and Apology for Indigenous Harm
A reader argues that a monarchy and linked financial powers caused genocide against First Nations. They demand formal apologies from rulers, police, military, media, and education officials, plus truthful history teaching and accountability for past injustices and miseducation.
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