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Originally Posted by vid
Regarding the case from Timmins last week, the man who was accused of killing his son-in-law was found dead in his cell last night. OPP are investigating.
A 19-year-old girl charged with first degree murder on a northern Ontario reserve in 2009 has been handed a life sentence after pleading guilty to the lesser charge of second degree murder. She will not be eligible for parole until 2019, ten years after the murder took place.
Edmonton isn't alone. Saskatoon, Regina, Winnipeg and Thunder Bay are all dealing with the same problem, as are many other smaller communities around us. This problem is the country's problem because the only way to fix it involved changing federal laws regarding crime, poverty and First Nations.
Ignoring the issue by pretending it doesn't exist will only make it worse. While the Edmonton to Thunder Bay region has a lot of people, it isn't enough to force the government to implement the changes we need. We need people in cities like Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal to understand the issues central/prairie Canada faces and deal with them head on.
The only way First Nations people can get back on their feet is if the whole country works together to give them the tools they need to get there. |
Calgary has as many aboriginals as most of the cities you posted, but we don't have the crime, Calgary's problems are mostly drug related. Most of our murders a few years ago were the result of a gang war between Asian gangs, not aboriginals. What percentage of murders in the cities you listed are committed by, or involve aboriginals?