Comments on: About http://www.ryanpaul.ca A disillusioned British guy in Kenora, Ontario blogging about life and racism in Canada from the police, judiciary and society. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:47:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: m.olson http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-5188 m.olson Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:51:59 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-5188 I was born and raised in Kenora and still live here after 40 years. I enjoy travelling and have visited places that are quite different from here. All people in Kenora have the same rights no matter what color.I am white and hold no prejudices against natives.The only problem I have is seeing drunk people on the streets no matter what color.People call this prejudice because most of the street people are native!Doesn't everyone want their community to be free of things like this?All in all we all live in peace here...sad that some like to stir the pot and make it sound like we are unable to do so. While there are questions about what land belongs to the natives,many of us believe they were here first and that they were robbed of land,but that is not for us to decide.All we can do is move on and love Kenora for what it is.Free of war...where our parents want us to grow up healthy and happy...not to be soldiers of war...but soldiers of peace. I was born and raised in Kenora and still live here after 40 years. I enjoy travelling and have visited places that are quite different from here.
All people in Kenora have the same rights no matter what color.I am white and hold no prejudices against natives.The only problem I have is seeing drunk people on the streets no matter what color.People call this prejudice because most of the street people are native!Doesn’t everyone want their community to be free of things like this?All in all we all live in peace here…sad that some like to stir the pot and make it sound like we are unable to do so.
While there are questions about what land belongs to the natives,many of us believe they were here first and that they were robbed of land,but that is not for us to decide.All we can do is move on and love Kenora for what it is.Free of war…where our parents want us to grow up healthy and happy…not to be soldiers of war…but soldiers of peace.

]]> By: bob Loosemore http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 bob Loosemore Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:55:11 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4678 Glad to 'meet' you after having posted a response elsewhere. I have a lot of your stuff to read, give me time. Bob Glad to ‘meet’ you after having posted a response elsewhere. I have a lot of your stuff to read, give me time. Bob

]]> By: Liz http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4641 Liz Tue, 01 Dec 2009 10:13:49 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4641 To add to your disillusionment Britain has a racist clause in the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 called SECTION 19 C it allows ANY JUDGE in ANY COURT to discriminate against a black and ethinic miniority in a court of a law. Check it out here...[read section 19 b first then 19c!] http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000034_en_1 And to think that the throne is not even hers!!! To add to your disillusionment Britain has a racist clause in the Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 called SECTION 19 C it allows ANY JUDGE in ANY COURT to discriminate against a black and ethinic miniority in a court of a law. Check it out here…[read section 19 b first then 19c!]

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/ukpga_20000034_en_1

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

]]> By: Ashley http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4604 Ashley Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:35:59 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4604 True. Natives bring a lot of revenue to Kenora. Merchants and their families need to be aware of this and be appreciative. There are still A LOT of narrow minded assumptions regarding natives, stereotyped, as always. True. Natives bring a lot of revenue to Kenora. Merchants and their families need to be aware of this and be appreciative. There are still A LOT of narrow minded assumptions regarding natives, stereotyped, as always.

]]> By: Lorraina http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4539 Lorraina Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:27:19 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4539 I want to compliment you on your willingness to speak your mind. I am half Native American and half Irish, 32 year old single mother and a career mother at that. There is an unfortunate amount to prejudice still prevalent. May it be against race, stature, gender, sexuality, the ignorance is overwhelming. I think that forming a constructive outlet and allowing people to have a voice is one of the more positive displays of pro-action I have seen in a long time. regardless if you share the same beliefs everyone has the right to have a voice. Thank you for the opportunity! I want to compliment you on your willingness to speak your mind. I am half Native American and half Irish, 32 year old single mother and a career mother at that. There is an unfortunate amount to prejudice still prevalent. May it be against race, stature, gender, sexuality, the ignorance is overwhelming. I think that forming a constructive outlet and allowing people to have a voice is one of the more positive displays of pro-action I have seen in a long time. regardless if you share the same beliefs everyone has the right to have a voice. Thank you for the opportunity!

]]> By: Peter http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4413 Peter Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:30:23 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4413 The Yanks and Canadians and Aussies and Brits are committing genocide in Iraq and Afghanistan.Just as they committed genocide in the Americas,in Australia,in India,in Africa and so on.By supporting their military you are promoting the very things you claim to be against. The Yanks and Canadians and Aussies and Brits are committing genocide in Iraq and Afghanistan.Just as they committed genocide in the Americas,in Australia,in India,in Africa and so on.By supporting their military you are promoting the very things you claim to be against.

]]> By: Kyle F. http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4393 Kyle F. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:01:12 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4393 Nice blog dude. I'll probably be checking it out for updates every once in a while, you've got a lot of interesting views and ideas posted on here. Anyhow, hope to see you friday, and take care Paul. Nice blog dude. I’ll probably be checking it out for updates every once in a while, you’ve got a lot of interesting views and ideas posted on here.

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

]]> By: Shelly H. http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4337 Shelly H. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:07:38 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4337 Interesting little blogs you come across when your searching for something else entirely. 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. Interesting little blogs you come across when your searching for something else entirely.

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.

]]> By: Darryl Pelly http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4161 Darryl Pelly Tue, 02 Jun 2009 05:09:24 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4161 I grew up in a town only five hours south of Kenora. Similar to Kenora it's surrounded with reservations but you can see the difference only five hours away probably because it's in the United States. So what does that say about the government here in Canada. I grew up in a town only five hours south of Kenora. Similar to Kenora it’s surrounded with reservations but you can see the difference only five hours away probably because it’s in the United States. So what does that say about the government here in Canada.

]]> By: Ryan Paul http://www.ryanpaul.ca/ryan-kermit-paul/comment-page-1/#comment-4149 Ryan Paul Fri, 29 May 2009 18:47:01 +0000 http://www.ryanpaul.ca/about-me/#comment-4149 Guys from Canada and the U.K aren't feminine - I think the word you are looking for is 'gentlemanly'. There's a difference between being polite, reserved with good manners and being macho - which usually involves chest beating rude manners and beer drinking :) Guys from Canada and the U.K aren’t feminine – I think the word you are looking for is ‘gentlemanly’.

There’s a difference between being polite, reserved with good manners and being macho – which usually involves chest beating rude manners and beer drinking :)

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