The people of Attawapiskat were here first
We—the ones who took away their culture, their language, their religion, their bond—owe them. And if that means paying for them to move to a better place, then so be it. In places like Calgary, they know what that is. It's not assimilation. It's taking care of your family, and the ones you love.
CALGARY—What do you do when times get really bad where you are, and when your loved ones are at risk? Well, you either stay where you are, and hope that things finally get better. Or you move. Around here, that question isn't an abstraction. Around here, a majority of Calgary's residents came from somewhere else, to get a piece of Alberta's (formerly) limitless promise—better jobs, better services, better opportunities. That's why my own family came here, in fact:
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