[wat0n]

So the report is kind of pointless, then.

[Pants-of-dog]

Okay.

So we see that multiculturalism in Canada specifically excludes Indigenous peoples.

Multiculturalism policy, like the relationship between Canada and the Indigenous peoples who live there, is all about financial gain for Canada and the provinces.

Canadian media and audiences seem to be more focused on the genocide in China than the genocide in Canada.

There is (growing) evidence of an ongoing genocide in Canada.

[wat0n]

Okay.

So we see that multiculturalism in Canada specifically excludes Indigenous peoples.

What do you mean by "multiculturalism" here? I don't see how in either the colloquial or formal definitions of the term.

Multiculturalism policy, like the relationship between Canada and the Indigenous peoples who live there, is all about financial gain for Canada and the provinces.

Sure, I think this makes sense for the most part.

Canadian media and audiences seem to be more focused on the genocide in China than the genocide in Canada.

There is (growing) evidence of an ongoing genocide in Canada.

Like...? The report you cited did not explicitly point out to ongoing policies that amount to genocide.

[Pants-of-dog]

If anyone wishes to see where the report previously cited did explicitly point out the ongoing policies that amount to genocide, please refer to the post made @wat0n where he quotes the Legal Analysis of Genocide from 2019.

[QatzelOk]

Genocide is a political / ideological category, not a legal one.

Putting things into categories, and then thinking you *solved something*... is very 19th Century. It is simply not enough to fit things into boxes like this when the things you are fitting are so complex and ongoing.

With individual murder there's hope of getting some at least half way objective legal process for judging and punishing murder. But genocide, don't be silly. Its like trying to prosecute one's enemies for war crimes. The idea threat there could ever be an objective process to arrest, try and punish people for war crimes is totally absurd.

The best way to avoid being convicted and punished for war crimes is to win the war. So in fact often the best way to avoid being punished for war crimes can be to commit more of them.

You seem to be hinting that there will be no restitution or major changes in Canada in response to our newly-recognized history of genocide. And yet, many statues have fallen, many administrations are discussing, many people are hiring lawyers, many streets and institutions are being re-named, Idle-No-More, pipeline cancellations, etc.

And we haven't even gotten China involved yet. Just wait until those big juicy renminbis start rolling in. If you thought Western backing of the Dalai Lama was effective... think how much Chinese aid could help the remaining First Nations to re-acquire some of the rights they used to enjoy.

China (and India and Africa) have every reason to fund the restoration of First Nations governance in North America. And many Latin American countries are much closer to achieving it than Canada is because they recognized the injustice of their settler-colonial-governance earlier.

[QatzelOk]

Former Trudeau Foundation head says engaging with Chinese officials was 'naïve'
Charity mired in controversy over lingering questions about 2016 donation

Morris Rosenberg, the former president and CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, says in retrospect the embattled charity was naïve to think it would have "soft power" over China when it accepted money in 2016 with ties to the Chinese government...

The headline suggests that the Chinese are simply not trustable, and that innocent, naive Westerners have been desperately trying to make a "fair deal" with these people for decades.

This is a racist notion that is being discreetly peddled by CBC, a government-funded media that accepts advertising dollars.

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The second thing that is striking about this article is how non-chalant that Morris Rosenberg is concerning influence-peddling. He basically says that Canadian foundation employees like himself were "naive" to expect to be able to buy Chinese loyalty by indulging in bribes.

Imagine being run by "naive" criminals. Could this lead to racism-promotion or are organized crime gangs too concerned with other people's lives to let this happen?