Welcome Speech For Annual Day Function

Aboriginal people of unsound mind and similar Hello

Much of the new Quebec passed me by the ears. Via podcasting, means First la carte Radio-Canada to be precise. And sometimes, a little above my ears, there's the hair rising on my head.

Now therefore in the October 19 edition of the podcast of that means the criminal lawyer Jean-Claude Hébert explains René-Homier Roy cons of a change in the trials of sex offenders (audio available here , second from the top, at about 2:00):

"Because if you have people who are such weak minded, the poor, the indigenous people of that nature which are accused of having committed the reprehensible actions, how can we rely on the fact that they may have the resources, ability to demonstrate the opposite of what one claims they are ... "Wow

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OK, a little history lesson:

First, a group of settlers arrived, took possession of the land, too bad for those who were already there.

Then the group of settlers multiplied, imposes his religion and his Aboriginal culture, and killing some for good measure.

After four hundred years, the invaders set up a commission to decide touring they have nothing to learn the cultures of new immigrants: If the Canadian Multiculturalism promotes cultural differences, if the American melting pot them into the dominant culture, the Quebec model boasts the reject out of hand.

And when someone suggests broadcast on national radio that "feebleminded", "poor" and "indigenous" people of the same "kind", no one reacts.

Shit.

Okay, I understand what it meant Hebert, and I do not suggest it was inspired by any belief that Native Americans are biologically stupid - in fact, his comment suggests an empathetic attitude that recognizes the impact of certain social problems ..

But his formulation, it is not just unfortunate, it is totally unacceptable. Without falling into excesses , the fact remains that it is an assertion that requires apology, at least an explanation.

And while immigrants from tenth generation 'revel in their moral superiority over the rest of humanity, while they find nothing wrong with an expression as "feeble-minded, poor, indigenous , people of that nature, "Well, nobody asks the question:
Accommodations
we imposed on Native Americans, they have anything for reasonable?