The one thing I will nitpick though, is his claim that we aren't racist towards indigenous people, or that racism isn't the cause of the decades of mistreatment. I think it definitely is racism. Not everyone in this country is of course, but what Aboriginal people have gone through has often been as close to state sponsored as you can get.
What Gord is trying to do is admirable and remarkable though. He knows he is dying, and is choosing to use his remaining time to help improve the lives of people who have been held down for so long.
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But living an honest life - for that you need the truth. That's the other thing I learned that day, that the truth, however shocking or uncomfortable, leads to liberation and dignity. -Ricky Gervais
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