REAL Indigenous Report

On May 11, Candice Malcolm, host of Juno News’ Candice Malcolm Show, sat down with bestselling author Professor Gad Saad to discuss his new book, Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. Professor Saad’s examination of “Suicidal Empathy” applies to the way indigenous issues are now treated in Canada, which is why I’ve posted a link to the True North video below. REAL Indigenous Report is a reader-supported publication.

Michelle Stirling, interviewed for an article in The Tyee, argues that the term “residential school denialism” is used to silence dissenting voices. She contends that the media has sensationalized claims of abuse and mass graves without sufficient evidence, leading to public outrage and attacks on churches. Stirling emphasizes the need for historical context and due process, arguing that the current narrative lacks nuance and fuels hatred.

As my last reposted piece (June 17) and others before it have shown, prehistoric and early-historic overlapping boundaries between indigenous groups are beginning to befuddle Canada’s “land back” movement.

The introduction of two new treaties for provincial approval in British Columbia has sparked protests from neighbouring Indigenous groups. The Haisla Nation, among others, argues that the current approach to treaty-making disregards overlapping territories and fails to secure free, prior, and informed consent from all impacted Nations. This has led to threats of legal action and a call for a pause in the treaty process.

Joseph Quesnel rightly opines that British Columbia’s Cowichan ruling highlights a province-wide property rights crisis in B.C., stemming from the province’s early abandonment of treaty-making with Indigenous nations. Clearly, this uncertainty affects all British Columbians, creating a land ownership crisis that threatens homeowners, investors, and indigenous communities alike.

Anti-Zionism is often claimed to be separate from antisemitism, but this is misleading, according to Dotan Rousso. For many Jews, he argues, Israel is a core part of their identity, encompassing language, culture, history, and future. Denying Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state effectively calls for the displacement of millions of Jews, crossing the line from critique to negation of Jewish identity. REAL Indigenous Report is a reader-supported publication.

The following piece was first published by the Aristotle Foundation for Public Policy, a new think tank that aims to renew a civil, common-sense approach to public discourse and public policy in Canada. It is republished here with the Foundation’s permission. The report’s author, Matthew Lau, argues that systemic racism is not the primary cause of income disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous Canadians.

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is often seen as complex, but righteous gentile Pat Johnson argues it boils down to a simple truth: if Palestinian, Arab, and Muslim elites accepted Israel’s right to exist, peace would be possible. Johnson correctly attributes the conflict to the rejection of Jewish presence and the use of violence, rather than the presence of Jews themselves. The author acknowledges the region's long and intricate history but maintains that the core issue is straightforward.

Mark Milke and Tom Flanagan argue that the distinction between “settlers” and “indigenous” people in Canada is false, as all humans originated in Africa and migrated to the Americas in waves. They contend that the “settler” label, often applied to Europeans, ignores the contributions of all groups to building Canada and the significant financial support and tax exemptions provided to indigenous communities.

I argue below that comparing the treatment of indigenous peoples in Canada’s residential schools to the Holocaust is a form of distortion and self-serving manipulation by politically motivated actors. It highlights the lack of physical evidence and verified records supporting claims of genocide at these schools, contrasting this with the extensive documentation of the Holocaust.