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Auscandoc

“Passing as Canadians while travelling is the cornerstone of America’s international relations strategy,” explains Sheila Grubnick, chair of the US Foreign Relations Council. “From stoned Iowa undergrads buying weed in Amsterdam, to Marco Rubio trying to keep his luggage from getting spit on by Dutch baggage handlers, #Canadianflag patches are necessary for us to fly literally anywhere.” (2/2)

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Shantell Powell

The nationalistic fervor I'm seeing in Canada creeps me out. The Canadian flag is not the great balm for the soul so many settlers think it is. It is a symbol of colonial oppression for Indigenous folks. It wasn't so long ago that those hidden graves at residential schools were discovered. More continue to be found at the sites of former residential schools, and genocide deniers have been taking over the narrative.

Indigenous communities still remain without drinking water despite political promises even while Nestle plunders nearby water sources.

A large percentage of calls to action for Truth and Reconciliation remain unmet.

I see the jingoistic flag-waving disturbing and alienating. I've already had people laughing at my alienation.

Do not alienate Indigenous people. As Jeff Doctor says over on BlueSky, "Remember who taught you about maple trees, about the food from these lands, the ways to keep safe and warm. Some of your ancestors have already resisted Americans alongside ours, learn from the true histories, not the nationalist versions."
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#Canada #CanadianFlag #MapleLeafFlag #215Children #ResidentialSchool #Jingoism #TruthAndReconciliation #SystemicRacism #Genocide

My drawing of a modern-day Sedna in front of the Kamloops residential school where the graves of 215 children were discovered. Sedna has a mournful expression and her hair is long and tangled.
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Canada is celebrating the 60th anniversary of the maple leaf design on the country’s flag today — a day that comes amid a surge in patriotism in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s disrespectful rhetoric. @cbcnews tells us more about the flag and renewed sense of pride north of the undefended border:

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CBCA renewed sense of pride: Why the Canadian flag has had an 'interesting trajectory,' expert says | CBC NewsThe Maple Leaf, designed by George F. G. Stanley, will celebrate its 60th anniversary Saturday. Carmen Celestini, a religious studies lecturer at the University of Waterloo, says the flag has undergone an interesting trajectory over the past five years.
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