Trudeau cabinet minister claims gov’t must begin to ‘decolonize’ Canada
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The ‘work of decolonization,’ Indigenous Affairs Minister Patty Hajdu said, ‘needs our steady and unwavering commitment.’
(LifeSiteNews) – In a meeting held in late March, Canada’s Indigenous Affairs Minister Patty Hajdu claimed that the “impacts” from the “colonization” of the nation, which was mainly done by European settlers, are a “stark” reminder of the work that needs to be done to decolonize the country.
“Each of these days serves as a stark reminder of the impacts of colonization, stark inequities, and trauma,” said Hajdu during a March 25 meeting of the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
Hajdu declared that the impacts of colonization “continue to have such a significant impact on First Nations, Inuit, and Metis communities across the country.”
Hajdu then said that the “work of decolonization and self determination needs our steady and unwavering commitment, clear focus of equity funding and opportunity, and a shared vision of a healthy future for everyone in the country.”
She then said that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “has been very clear that working toward reconciliation requires the commitment of all cabinet ministers.”
The notion of the decolonization of Canada’s Christian European roots has been heavily promoted by the mainstream media, notably after the discovery of reported unmarked graves at now-closed residential schools once run by the Church in parts of Canada in the spring of last year.
The findings led to nearly 100 churches, most of them Catholic, either being burned or vandalized.
Trudeau himself last year waited weeks before acknowledging the church vandalism, and when he did speak, he said it is “understandable” that churches have been burned, also saying it is “unacceptable and wrong.” He later also demanded that Pope Francis apologize for the Church’s role in the Canadian government’s residential school system.
In early July, Gerald Butts, a former adviser and close friend to Trudeau, was called out for saying the recent rash of arson and vandalism attacks on mostly Catholic churches is “understandable.”