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Blog Entries by Ike Awgu from 12/2012

Blaming Violence on Guns and Mental Illness? Too Easy

| Posted 12.21.2012 | Canada
Read More: Adam Lanza Family, Adam Lanza Mother, Adam Lanza Mental Illness, Mass Shooting US, Sandy Hook Shooting, Newtown Shooting, Connecticut Shooting, Canada News

The tragic shooting in Connecticut, like the tragic one before it in Colorado, once again has the public seeking answers and pundits seeking the easiest answers to give. Guns and mental illness -- these are the issues on the tip of the average tongue. Like a number notions entrenched in the public consciousness, they are somewhat untrue.

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#IdleNoMore: A Movement of Platitudes?

| Posted 12.28.2012 | Canada Politics
Read More: Chief Theresa Spence Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence Hunger Strike, Idlenomore, Attawapiskat, Theresa Spence, Hunger Strike, Canada Politics News

What are the specific demands of the #IdleNoMore movement? Chief Spence has said that her strike is ultimately about "respect." What specifics are the Idle No More movement looking to change? Repeal of Bill C-45? Removal of the Indian Act? Platitudes about "respect" require detail unless you are Aretha Franklin. Conditions for Aboriginals in our country must improve and the status quo is unacceptable. But #IdleNoMore has a temporary momentum, and unless it answers three basic questions it has a very real expiry date.

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