However, my British new-comer, I must warn you, that you are showing signs of a so called ‘racist’. Before you take that as an insult, let me explain what I mean. Please don’t let small-mindedness be the fuel to your burning passion in life. Many people use the word ‘racist’ around these parts. It can do many things for you; emotional comfort, a reason to get angry, a reason to get even, works well against and with the law etc. The truth is, and knowing a little about you from word around the short streets of Kenora, you are proof, that races do not exist.

In order to classify a race, there must first be a species, in our case, the homo species, or our modern adaptation, homo sapien. From this species exists mutations (geographical races per se, a.k.a. evolution). These we call sub-species;  mutations that show distinguishable  taxonomic  differences. More often than not, these sub-species, or races, become different to the point that procreation is near to impossible. You, sir, who are a proclamed ‘bi-racial half black half white British man who would mate with a North American Aboriginal (a gargantuan geographical displacement) woman are proof that mating is not an issue between any of the so called ‘races’ that walk this planet. The current species of Homo is the Homo sapien sapien. The last known race and possibly the only time that two races of our species has ever walked the planet at the same time is Homo sapien  neanderthal. There is no proof that the two races successfully mated.

So what I am saying is if you subject yourself to non-think type ideals like ‘racism’,  you are not, pardon my insulting demeanor, passionately fighting to eliminate racism but rather, opposing negative racism while supporting positive racism. I believe your intentions are whole-hearted and that you are not a mean or prejudice man. I do believe, however, you need to take a long and hard look at yourself in the mirror and ask yourself whether you want to contribute to the racism that already exists globally. Canada is far from the only place or country to have a dark stain of prejudice behaviour and thinking – need I mention the 100 years war?

As for ‘Canada living up to it’s reputation’. What the fuck, mate? I noticed you have nice teeth, gosh, that’s a real darn shame. I was hoping you’d live up to your countries reputation for poor dental care. Yes, that was a silly and nonsense statement which was fully intended of course. But this kind of ‘living up to reputation’ talk is silly and non-nonsensical. If you want to talk about ‘ethnocentrism’ than so be it. Calling people racists, prejudging people by the country from which they hail and even pretending to understand the extremely delicate situation between the native people and the rest of Canada is insulting in the most comforting of breezes.  

Some of what you have posted on this blog site is a testament to why some people should just mind their own business. Sadly, I don’t see what you are doing via the internet being any different from what Gary McHale does, from what the USA does to other countries or a heck of a lot different than what religion and it’s prejudice inducing views does to humans worldwide. From your point of view, the F.N.’s of Canada are oppressed. From many other’s points of view they aren’t. My query to you, just as it is to myself; Who are you to pass judgement on the native people of my country? Who are you to pass judgement on Canada as a country? who are you to rally to the cause of any of these people? Who are you to dictate which reputation must be lived up to? Who are you to say what is right or wrong?  

I am not going to ask you to follow my idealism, but I will share it with you since I’ve already found the  necessity  to share more with you in this post than I probably would ever want to. I am terrestrial. I am alive. I am lucky and thankful that not only could I be these things, given the unfathomably  minuscule  odd’s for the existence of life on any planet, but that I could come to being as a human of all the estimated 10 billion forms of life. I am proud to be human and would fight passionately for the preservation of our species, be it against ecological phenomenon, wild animals or extraterrestrials but what I will not do is contribute to the dog-eat-dog mentality that you, Mr. McHale and much too many of our species do.

All that being said, I hope you have a good day If you want to get together and have a beer sometime, let me know.

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And to think that the throne is not even hers!!!

Anyhow, hope to see you friday, and take care Paul.

I was there recently my family moved away from kenora during the mid 80′s,we used to go to lakeside bapist church and GOSH! first nations make up a good chunk of kenora’s population,I have to agree with you with if the first nations ever decided to shop elsewhere or just boycotted stores in kenora most would go out of business.

I think right now there is a underlying current among kenora residents that this is very much possibility back in the 60′s,70′s,80′s I don’t think this was even considered but now it is.

There is an uneasy peaceful atomsphere in kenora.