This I don't get?

Why is the pope coming to Canada to apologize to natives?  All decisions on schooling were independently made by Canadian bishops -- not the Vatican.  The pope, while he may have other sorry's to say, has nothing to apologize for on this file.  

The same applies to the folly of the Mohawks a few years ago, when they sent a delegation to present a petition directly to Her Majesty.  She, correctly, did not receive them.  And remember when a group paddled a canoe to New York to table their grievances with the United Nations?  Fizzled out too.

Speaking of natives, another move puzzles me.  Just when everyone else is torching and burning the native names and symbols of their sports teams, the University of British Columbia is working with Indigenous groups in BC to research and safeguard the name "UBC Thunderbirds".      

Weird?  Probably because it would be too expensive to chuck all the flags, banners and uniforms and start over.  Everything's always about money.

Speaking of flags, I am impressed with a veteran named Ray Deer, of Kahnawake.  He is the spokesman for the Legion there and wants the flags, lowered on May 30th for missing native children, to be raised immediately.  So does Rick Hillier, who was so apoplectic during the interview he gave 'The National Post' he had to pull his car over for safety reasons.

This is about Remembrance Day, which is fast approaching, but will crash into the already lowered flags.  General Hillier, along with Ray Deer, thinks they should have been raised a long time ago, which Deer did in Kahnawake after 30 days.  Both are very concerned about how the rituals of learning and remembrance can be observed if the integral aspect of lowering flags can't be carried out because they're already lowered?  

As usual, Trudeau is giving the finger to vets.  Runs in the family because, as you will recall, his father skipped town during WW II and wandered about in China.  So disgraceful.  

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I started to write about something else in this blog, but have now completely forgotten the topic?!  If it returns, I'll get back to you.