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To be so unapologetically ignorant about the steps taken in building this country isn't much better. Ignorant because I refuse to be a guilt-ridden white liberal and apologize for wanting to bring indians into modernity ? Well thank you for making sure that we understand who you are and what you believe. It will certainly color anything that I read from you in the future.

Anglicans and Presbyterians also ran schools. The churches were contracted by the government to provide this "service".

You know what,I'll take a stand and say residential schools were a not terrible idea that was just handled really poorly. Should a just assimilated everyone from the start then there'd be a lot less problems with reserves Clearly, you're not too familiar with the stated aim of the Residential Schools either. Their primary purpose was to eradicate First Nations culture, to get rid of "indians" once and for all. Explain to me how that can ever be "not a terrible idea"?Because assimilation is not a bad thing. Could have had just a whole bunch of Canadians rather than the government protected racism that currently exists. Signing treaties hundreds of years ago was an easy solution at the time but they have long lasting negative effects that manifest themselves in this day and age Ah yes, assimilation. Not sure how you assimilate a people that were seen as inferior in virtually every way possible. Assimilation was never the goal, because no one of that day would have ever considered First Nations people as equals, no matter how much education they had. They would simply become "better behaved savages". That's not assimilation, it's something very different.

Some, it would seem, don't understand what was in the treaties either. You might want to educate yourself a bit.

You know what,I'll take a stand and say residential schools were a not terrible idea that was just handled really poorly. Should a just assimilated everyone from the start then there'd be a lot less problems with reserves Clearly, you're not too familiar with the stated aim of the Residential Schools either. Their primary purpose was to eradicate First Nations culture, to get rid of "indians" once and for all. Explain to me how that can ever be "not a terrible idea"?

That is one of the most ignorant comments I've read on here so far, and I truly hope that it really was spoken out of ignorance. If not, shame on you sir. Shame.

Here's a thought. If you think "cowboy church" is silly, don't go. If you think that regular church is silly, don't go. But judge not...

And yet my buddy, who works for a Norwegian company, always has to bring suitcases with clothes and shoes back to the head office over there because the people ask him to, as their prices are so high they can't afford to buy new clothes and shoes. Norway is ridiculously expensive, and needlessly so. People who always go on about how great the Scandinavian countries are, and how "happy" they are, really should go live there so that they get some perspective outside of the socialist propaganda you are being fed. When my buddy got the job, the company in Norway sent over a Norwegian to supervise the set up of their branch office in Calgary. At the end of his one year term, he called the office in Norway and told them to stick it, he was staying in Canada. My buddy asked him why, and he said "Because here I can afford to buy a house and a car and a trailer and when I get my paycheque, there's still money left after taxes. You guys are doing things right here." So there you go. Well, that's settled then because clearly, that one guy represents the entirety of the people of Norway. So if I can find a Canadian who left Canada because he didn't like it here, that must mean that Canada's bad and some other country is "doing things right".

Looks fairly well thought out to me. I'd give it 9 out to 10 on the 'meh' meter

They should have decided on a totally unrealistic completion date and then cut as many corners as possible in order to make it, because that's how you build quality.

What of his brother Wang? I know that his cousin Vince is a pretty cool dude.

He may have put the names forth BUT he didn't say on to WHEN to pick them. Ettienne and Pencer would have been fine had they been 4-5 round picks, sent back to school, yada yada. But Mack picked them first overall making it impossible not to have them on the team right away otherwise you look like a fool. "Here you go boss. Here are some names for you to consider. They're not in any sort of order, so select them whenever." Do you really think it went down like that?

Trust me on this, you really don't want to know.

A PR guy for the team wrote a fluff piece about the people who pay his salary. Colour me shocked because I'm sure that this has never happened in the history of PR people. Seriously guys, his job is to promote the team, first, last and always. If you want drama, Friesen and Lawless handle that stuff.

They certainly got the crowd size right!

I was thinking of sending Taman a nice fruit basket or maybe a Subway gift card as thanks for taking one for the Bombers (and everyone else)

Well... obviously nothing applies in all cases. You can buy a cat and train it for 10 years but it will never fly like a bird. ummm, catapult?

Mercifully with broham back in the fold, the talk of KG can ride off to Detroit, like he should be doing.. He WAS a very solid, if unspectacular, QB.. Now.. He's far from solid and is beginning to dip into liability.. He's been a coach killer tho for the last 4 seasons.. I missed where his coaches for the last 4 years have been fired... That Hufnagel sure was killed by Kevin Glenn..... So all this "Glenn is done" talk comes about because of the playoff game last year? That's the only thing? Holy over reactions Batman. Ya, because he never had that reputation before last year. Seriously dude, you're not even trying. It's like you're channeling Glenn right now.

But can you fill Stoudemire's jockey shorts? Alright, there have been several "Stoudemire references" on the forum. What did I miss? And I hope I won't regret asking... Click on my avi and take a close look. The picture is small but what you'll see isn't. Or you can see the picture on his twitter account: https://twitter.com/_Stoudermire11 I now officially regret asking.

Yes, absolutely this....a good point, actually. It's only good if it's funny. If it's lame, no thanks. Oh I don't know. Seth Rogan and Norm MacDonald seem to have made careers out of it.

But can you fill Stoudemire's jockey shorts? Alright, there have been several "Stoudemire references" on the forum. What did I miss? And I hope I won't regret asking...

I don't think we have any interest in Curran.Bombers definitely have interest in Curran. Reports have the Bombers and Redblack in a bidding war for his services.Reports aren't always accurate.But you are? No, but in this particular situation... Yes. Ah, the "I have top secret information" routine. Always helpful in a forum such as this. Thanks for your input, it's most enlightening.

I'm interested in taking a step forward before winning the race. Progress, even a little bit is a worthwhile endeavour. Going from bad to great is unrealistic, going from bad to average to great is a much easier transition though. Too many people impatient and looking for those magic beans that will fix everything, they don't appreciate the process of building something up. I'm interested in turning things around. Not in 5 years, or 3 years, or 2. NOW. Other teams have done it, gone from being a cellar dweller to highly competitive in one year, so it is something that can be done. I'm tired of the excuses and the "Rome wasn't built in a day" crap. This ain't Rome, so build the bloody thing now. And by the way, I think that Walters, as much as I was really concerned about him when he was hired, seems to be of a like mind. So forget average, because when you aim for average, you've already failed. Like I said, impatient with no respect for the process. Impatient, damned straight I'm impatient. I would think that anyone who is concerned about this team, it's traditions and it's history, both recent and farther back, would fell the same way. Tell me, how has your patience worked out for you so far? You're happy with how the team has been performing these last 5 or so years? Participation ribbons are good enough for you? And as for respect fothe process, that's rich. What process exactly am I to respect. The process that has kept this team where it's been for so long? Buzz words and catch phrases might be ok for you but I'll take results. Not only that I expect them. Clearly, with your "respect the process" mantra, you must be a Leafs fan.

I'm interested in taking a step forward before winning the race. Progress, even a little bit is a worthwhile endeavour. Going from bad to great is unrealistic, going from bad to average to great is a much easier transition though. Too many people impatient and looking for those magic beans that will fix everything, they don't appreciate the process of building something up. I'm interested in turning things around. Not in 5 years, or 3 years, or 2. NOW. Other teams have done it, gone from being a cellar dweller to highly competitive in one year, so it is something that can be done. I'm tired of the excuses and the "Rome wasn't built in a day" crap. This ain't Rome, so build the bloody thing now. And by the way, I think that Walters, as much as I was really concerned about him when he was hired, seems to be of a like mind. So forget average, because when you aim for average, you've already failed.