Aboriginal leaders not in the same room, let alone on the same page as Harper
Aboriginal leaders not in the same room, let alone on the same page as Harper – The one new initiative the government has signed on for since this issue came to the fore last year is a prevention program, aimed at convincing aboriginal men not to commit acts of violence against aboriginal women.
This program, which may be helpful, dovetails with the government’s message — aboriginals are themselves to blame for high levels of violence, part of a long tradition of federal politicians shirking responsibility for aboriginal problems.
