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Holy crap, this lady. (Just goes to show Canadian politics have their crazy assholes too) -- (link)

Posted by Beaker (aka Anniebecca) Feb 4 '20, 04:54

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/lynn-beyak-metis-anti-racism-training-session-1.5450372 (www.cbc.ca)

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Tories are so good at picking senators. -- nm - mafic Feb 4, 05:16 1
- Yeah, it's a definite blemish on Harper's record. (That said, it's been the nominally "non-partisan" picks that were the worst.) - Name Withheld By Request Feb 4, 09:08
"she told her instructors she was Métis because her parents had adopted an Indigenous child." - Reagen Feb 4, 05:09 10
- it, shockingly gets worse -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:10 9
  - I mean, you'd think that that would be as bad as she could look...then the details of the case she reviewed gets discussed -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:18 8
    - That's kind of inappropriate for the trainer to use her husband as an example, but doesn't excuse her. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:20 7
      - I assumed she was trying to drive it home how it can affect anyone in the aboriginal community -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:23 6
        
        Sure, but you're creating a confrontation on purpose - Reagen Feb 4, 05:34 5
        
        true; although I assume she never expected anyone at a racism training session to take the side of the racists :) -- (edited) - Beaker Feb 4, 05:35 4
        
        And to be fair ~to be faaaaaair~ it probably works better when the student isn't a piece of shit. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:38 3
        
        see my edited "how it probably happened :)" -- nm - Beaker Feb 4, 05:39 2
        
        "No racism in Dryden" is a hilarious statement. -- nm - Reagen Feb 4, 05:48 1
        
        Wait -- "Because no one's racist to me, and I'm Metis!" - Reagen Feb 4, 05:56
things going swimmingly for Peter MacKay -- (link) - Beaker Feb 4, 05:04

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