The president of the BC Civil Liberties Association is backing its executive director who called for the burning down of Catholic churches across Canada after the discovery of bodies at former residential schools..And a NDP member of the Ontario provincial legislature also expressed support for the executive director, Harsha Walia..BCCLA President David Fai said Walia made the “personal” comment and didn’t mean “Burn them all down” literally..“We are confident her comments were not to be taken literally but were a recognition that the system that created residential schools is so flawed that we need ‘to burn it all down’ and start over,” tweeted Fai..“As a civil liberties organization, we support her right, like all people (in) Canada to free expression.”.An Ontario MPP also jumped in the social media firestorm on the issue and supported Walia..“Standing in solidarity with Harsha Walia, @HarshaWalia. She is smart, principled, thoughtful, fierce in the best way. You know you’re effective when ppl who support inequity & the old racist colonial ways come at you. Change is gonna come regardless, & Harsha is a true leader,” tweeted Dr. Rima Berns-McGown, the member of provincial parliament for Beaches-East York. .On Tuesday, indigenous Alberta lawyer Naomi Sayers said she would help burn down churches and be glad to defend anyone charged with arson after setting fire to a church..“It’s sad what’s happening to @HarshaWalia. But let me be clear, I would help her burn it all down.,” Sayers tweeted on Sunday..“And that would light our way forward. And also, I would help defend anyone charged with arson if they actually did burn things.”.A spree of arson and other acts of destruction have been occurring against Christian churches, focused mostly on indigenous Catholic congregations. The acts range from petty vandalism to lighting fires in or around the churches, destroying many..As of publication, there have been at least 24 attacks against churches – including at least five completely destroyed by fires, at least three damaged by fires, and more than 15 vandalized to varying degrees..The spree began when several hundred graves were discovered on the grounds of residential school is BC and Saskatchewan..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
The president of the BC Civil Liberties Association is backing its executive director who called for the burning down of Catholic churches across Canada after the discovery of bodies at former residential schools..And a NDP member of the Ontario provincial legislature also expressed support for the executive director, Harsha Walia..BCCLA President David Fai said Walia made the “personal” comment and didn’t mean “Burn them all down” literally..“We are confident her comments were not to be taken literally but were a recognition that the system that created residential schools is so flawed that we need ‘to burn it all down’ and start over,” tweeted Fai..“As a civil liberties organization, we support her right, like all people (in) Canada to free expression.”.An Ontario MPP also jumped in the social media firestorm on the issue and supported Walia..“Standing in solidarity with Harsha Walia, @HarshaWalia. She is smart, principled, thoughtful, fierce in the best way. You know you’re effective when ppl who support inequity & the old racist colonial ways come at you. Change is gonna come regardless, & Harsha is a true leader,” tweeted Dr. Rima Berns-McGown, the member of provincial parliament for Beaches-East York. .On Tuesday, indigenous Alberta lawyer Naomi Sayers said she would help burn down churches and be glad to defend anyone charged with arson after setting fire to a church..“It’s sad what’s happening to @HarshaWalia. But let me be clear, I would help her burn it all down.,” Sayers tweeted on Sunday..“And that would light our way forward. And also, I would help defend anyone charged with arson if they actually did burn things.”.A spree of arson and other acts of destruction have been occurring against Christian churches, focused mostly on indigenous Catholic congregations. The acts range from petty vandalism to lighting fires in or around the churches, destroying many..As of publication, there have been at least 24 attacks against churches – including at least five completely destroyed by fires, at least three damaged by fires, and more than 15 vandalized to varying degrees..The spree began when several hundred graves were discovered on the grounds of residential school is BC and Saskatchewan..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
