Holodomor

[Guest]

Not a fan of Chretien but when "Indian Affairs" cabinet minister he TRIED to get rid of the Indian Act and reserves, in the 70's, that would help them immensely, own your home, fix your home, mortgage your home etc.,.. responsibility leads to self reliance...lets hope things get better

you couldn't be more right , fj

[sumdumguy]

Ten million Ukrainians starved by Stalin the butcher in the 1930s. Yes Hitler was evil, but Stalin puts him to shame. Putin is following in his footsteps, first by taking Crimea and now working on Eastern Ukraine! History does repeat!

Braveheart, yes first nations peoples have suffered immensely but there comes a time when they must make more of an effort better themselves. The first thing they must do is hold their chiefs and councils more accountable. Where are the billions going each year?

So true Braveheart, I am sure it is disheartening to beg and plead with no chance of getting your share -ever! Somehow I figure we owe much more to better the life of aboriginals rather than border-jumpers. All the money thrown at people that never aspire to assimilate versus native population who can't visualize a way to get ahead because the cards are stacked against them.

[Stampsguy]

From what I understand the people of Crimea want out of the control of Ukraine. They are historically Russians, and after the US did their regime change in Ukraine and put in their puppet man the Crimeans said enough we want out and then the civil war started.

[AlbertaFarmer5]

We have all heard of the Holocaust. But have you heard of HOLODOMOR? 4 million people were starved to death by the Soviet Communist regime. Farmers were made to produce food, and then it was taken from them with nothing left to feed their own families. If you were caught "hoarding", you were shot. Today, August 23, is Black Ribbon Day to commemorate the victims of Nazi and Soviet Communist crimes.

See: http://www.ucc.ca/2017/08/23/ukrainian-canadian-community-commemorates-black-ribbon-day/

Not to minimize the tragedy in Ukraine, but it was not limited to Ukraine, it happened all over the Russian FSR on an unimaginable scale as well. And so far as I know, there is only one Stalin statue left standing in Russia, they have been gone for decades. Russian's consider him to be a monster just like the rest of the world does. Lenin is still standing in every town square though.

[littledoggie]

Have the millions that have died at the hands of socialism taught us nothing? We have a segment of society that is now rewriting history.

"Forget the past and you lose both eyes"
- Proverb

With all the political correctness and 'democratic socialism', I fear we are on a slippery slope.

[boytefarms]

Ah Russia - masters of propaganda. Something to keep in mind when trying to make sense of our own issues.

http://www.macleans.ca/culture/books/how-stalin-starved-four-million-ukrainians-to-death/

[boytefarms]

Maybe propaganda is already happening - something learned from 'the masters'?

http://calgaryherald.com/news/national/new-report-alleges-outside-influence-in-canadas-2015-federal-election

[boytefarms]

Canada’s farmers also suffered as a direct result of Stalin’s Five-Year Plan, the grain that was exported from Ukraine’s rich soil into western markets undercut the cost of grain making it difficult for Canadian farmers to competitively sell their grain at cost. Given that this was during the Great Depression (1929- late 1930's) this further incapacitated Canadian farmers.