Justin Trudeau’s former top advisor Gerald Butts, said it “may be understandable” for people to burn down churches. .Butt’s tweet comes in response to Postmedia’s Terry Glavin, a longtime columnist who was calling out those who have been defending Harsha Walia, the head of the BC Civil Liberties Association who tweeted “Burn it all down” in response to the torching of Canadian churches..Butt’s took to Walia’s defence, tweeting the burning of churches may not be “cool,” but is certainly “understandable.” .Butt resigned during the SNC Lavalin scandal..His former boss and close friend Trudeau blasted the string of arson fires earlier..“It is unacceptable and wrong that acts of vandalism and arson are being seen across the country, including against Catholic churches,” Trudeau said last Friday..“I understand the anger that’s out there against the federal government, against institutions like the Catholic Church. It is real, and it’s fully understandable, given the shameful history that we are all becoming more and more aware of and engaging ourselves to do better as Canadians.”.As more unmarked graves are discovered, Trudeau continues to direct primary blame towards to Catholic church. .About 15 tons of paper documents related to the residential school system between 1936 and 1944, including 200,000 Indian Affairs files, were destroyed by Liberal Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s government, according to the Truth and Reconciliation Final Report. .First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said that he could understand “the frustration, the anger, the hurt, and the pain… but to burn things down is not our way.”.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..Reid Small is a BC correspondent for the Western Standard.,.rsmall@westernstandardonline.com
