That You and I and the next Guy are appointed to run a Royal Commission on the disappearance of Young Native Women.
At the outset, let me assure each of you that I am not belittling the issue whatsoever, I am though belittling the thinking that a Royal Commission would add anything to this sad issue.
I say this since many Indian Associations, as well as a number of left wing organizations from society generally, have put forward the notion that a Royal Commission would prove able to get to the root cause of the problem.
As an aside, and not surprisingly – one of these, the Tyendinaga Mohawk tribe, outside of Belleville Ontario – better known as ‘the Tribe which can never find a protest it does not support’, just again this past week blocked rail traffic through the busy Montreal / Toronto corridor. Heroes all.
Plus the costs of such Commissions are not insignificant – for instance, the Royal Commission into the Liberal Sponsorship Scandal cost Taxpayers a cool $100 million dollars.
But all that aside – You and I and the Next Guy will form the Commission’s Membership – You be the Chair.
And, we will all must wear our Politically Correct hats.
So we begin with setting up our empire, hiring staff, renting and furnishing offices – travelling from one end of the country to the next, first class in both travel and in accommodations.
You get the idea.
Plus money is paid out in droves to Native Professional Lobbyists to enable them and their hangers on to attend the many cross country hearings.
So now let’s pre-empt things and pretend our work is done and that we have written and published our following recommendations:
First – and foremost, more money will have to be spent on native affairs. (can’t you just imagine Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence pulling up in her cadillac escalade to help herself to some of the cash).
Second – more money will need to be spent on enhanced social programs – counselling and the like for young natives.
Third – more money will need to be spent on better education for native youth.
Fourth – Dedicated Police Resources must be allocated to this issue. (this one might even makes some sense).
Fifth – Canada’s Criminal Code needs to have greater penalties for offences against natives and lesser penalties for natives who commit offences.
Sixth – sensitivity training needs to be funded and given to non-native society.
That’s it – indeed with these 6 recommendations we have just saved the Canadian Taxpayer from the $100 million cost of a Royal Commission.
The left wing crowd – i.e. those that attended all of the hearings will be ecstatic …at least till next time.
You and I and the Next Guy, take a bow and go for a drink.
Over drinks:
After several in fact – The ‘Next Guy’ opinions that we – our Commission – really has not addressed the root of the problem-
“You and I know, the root cause dates back 150 years when natives lost their culture – they have been on hold in their lives ever since.”
‘I’ then pipe in “especially those on the reserves – where most of the tragic cases originate, they have nothing profitable to do with their lives – drugs and alcohol abuse across generations – high school drop out rates – lack of self worth. No wonder their young women get involved in dangerous activities.”
And then ‘You’ add, “what is really needed is to have the reserves disbanded, especially those in remote areas but imagine if we had actually said that in our report, we would have all been lynched”.
Royal Commission anyone?
As I see it…
‘K.D. Galagher’
