Thursday, May 3, 2007

Shane Doan or Don't?


Firstly, I just want to say how disappointed I am about how big of a political controversy this Shane Doan incident has become. This is a pathetic squabble, which really has no place in politics. Surely there are more important things for our noble politicians to be discussing? Regardless, it should not be a controversy at any level, let alone wasting tax dollars on a hearing. First of all, no one even knows exactly what Doan said, so that alone should discredit this whole debate. Secondly, I highly doubt any Canadian is guilt free on the issue themselves, can anyone honestly say they have never said anything derogatory toward French Canadians or vice versa? I doubt it. Its part of what makes us Canadian. We can deny it all we want, but French vs. English is part of who we are and its part of our identity. That’s not to say it’s appropriate, but I think there is a lot of hypocracy going on here. Its not like Doan publicly attacked French Canada, and really it all comes down to who to believe. In my opinion it doesn’t matter. So what if he said anything? So has everyone else.

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