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Lorne Gunter: Canada can't be governed by guilt trip regarding First Nations

We’re not now talking about reconciliation with First Nations, but rather capitulation by “European” culture

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In the United States, they refer to their national parks as “America’s Best Idea.”

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Books and documentaries have been dedicated to the notion that in 250 years of nationhood their greatest creation has been national parks, starting with the world’s first, Yellowstone, in 1872.

Not here in Canada. Parks Canada, the government agency charged with preserving, protecting and operating this country’s 37 national parks now calls them a “colonial injustice.”

A two-year-old report, hidden from the public until June of this year, says “Parks Canada now acknowledges this harmful historical legacy and its impact on Indigenous language, culture, laws and governance systems.”

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