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Columbus had a better publicist

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It's generally accepted that the Vikings then Columbus were the first to visit the shores of our beloved Turtle Island. Columbus 'discovered' all of our savages in the process of building monumental cities, developing complex social and political structures, creating amazing works of art, and suffering from the delusion that anybody who had a god that had written 'thou shall not kill' or 'thou shall not steal' might actually be worth inviting to stay for dinner.

Columbus had a better publicist

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It's generally accepted that the Vikings then Columbus were the first to visit the shores of our beloved Turtle Island. Columbus 'discovered' all of our savages in the process of building monumental cities, developing complex social and political structures, creating amazing works of art, and suffering from the delusion that anybody who had a god that had written 'thou shall not kill' or 'thou shall not steal' might actually be worth inviting to stay for dinner.

From the desk of...

One of the joys of being a public figure is getting fan mail. I have a huge collection of letters and emails from people who were so affected by what I have said that they felt compelled to send me an encouraging note, or to offer some perspective on my ideas.

Here's something I didn't know before a few months ago: apparently, lots of people do not like Matthew Coon Come. And those who don't like him, really, really don't like him. A lot. I have received some very negative feedback because of my association with the national chief's office at the Assembly of First Nations.

From the desk of...

One of the joys of being a public figure is getting fan mail. I have a huge collection of letters and emails from people who were so affected by what I have said that they felt compelled to send me an encouraging note, or to offer some perspective on my ideas.

Here's something I didn't know before a few months ago: apparently, lots of people do not like Matthew Coon Come. And those who don't like him, really, really don't like him. A lot. I have received some very negative feedback because of my association with the national chief's office at the Assembly of First Nations.

Premier met with OPP head

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Ontario Premier Mike Harris, after almost five years of claiming to have had no involvement whatsoever with the events that led to the death of Dudley George at admitted in late December that he met with the commissioner of the Ontario Provincial Police on the day George was shot to discuss the situation at Ipperwash Provincial Park.

A document obtained by lawyers representing the George family shows that the deputy attorney general of the province was also at the meeting and argued that the government should not interfere with the police.