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This disturbs me. In this day and age of modern medicine we will have cases like this and already have - just not well publicized.
My condolences to the family.
This disturbs me. In this day and age of modern medicine we will have cases like this and already have - just not well publicized.
Tough one to wrestle with - notwithstanding the issue of who decides for kids, can one force Jehovah's Witnesses to take blood transfusions against their will, even if life saving?And you may end up with more cases such as this ...
I think a judge IIRC made that decision many years ago. My memory is a bit fuzzy but it involved a Jehovah`s Witness child whose parents denied a blood transfusion.Tough one to wrestle with - notwithstanding the issue of who decides for kids, can one force Jehovah's Witnesses to take blood transfusions against their will, even if life saving?
I'm content with making figuring out traditional healers' scope of practice a First Nations problem, bundled with all the other obnoxious, weirdly-shaped, amorphous issues that come with governance, as long as there's an override for minors.
but let's not give it any credence, support, or federal funding.
Oh well. Religious wibble is religious wibble, and doesn't deserve serious public policy consideration.[
Then you'd be saying traditional Aboriginal healing doesn't deserve the same level as respect and importance as colonial settler medicine.
Government would be accused of racism and not implementing the TRC in good faith.
Oh well. Religious wibble is religious wibble, and doesn't deserve serious public policy consideration.
Ideally, some of the more actually valuable recommendations being actioned would counterbalance any negatives of affronting whatever percentage of the Canadian Indigenous population actually cares about traditional healers.
Funny you should mention this - this from 10 days ago, with the final version ....
I was originally troubled by making specific reference to specific cultural/ethnic references in what should be a statement representing the mosaic of Canada.That very slight wording change actually works for me.
I know next to nothing about any of the traditional systems: hope they're more pragmatic than e.g. the JWs.I think they're smart enough to know that traditional healers aren't going to do much brain surgery.
Then you'd be saying traditional Aboriginal healing doesn't deserve the same level as respect and importance as colonial settler medicine.
The free-text responses also reflect an incomplete understanding of Indigenous healing practices. Many respondents stated that they need more information, and many described uncertainty about specific Indigenous healing practices (e.g., ingested/inhaled substances) and potential risks. There was also frequent conflation of Indigenous healing practices with forms of complementary medicine or religions. This was demonstrated with responses such as: “religious beliefs need to be kept separate from medicine” (respondent 6), and “I ask about all therapies the patient is using and specify ‘natural, vitamins, herbal or other’” (respondent 19).
If Victoria can do this so can Winnipeg. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I posted something on FB this morning alluding to that and it turned in to a shit show. I deleted it as it was counter productiveBe on the lookout....
UPDATE: VicPD seeks two suspects in toppling of Captain James Cook statue in downtown Victoria
Monument replaced with red dresses
The Victoria Police Department is looking for information on two suspects in regards to the destruction of the Captain James Cook Statue in downtown Victoria on Canada Day.
At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, a large group toppled the statue before tossing it in the harbour.
UPDATE: VicPD seeks two suspects in toppling of Captain James Cook statue in downtown Victoria
Monument replaced with red dresseswww.saanichnews.com
Winnipeg is investigating.If Victoria can do this so can Winnipeg. Two wrongs don’t make a right. I posted something on FB this morning alluding to that and it turned in to a shit show. I deleted it as it was counter productive
I was just thinking that Totem poles celebrate a society based on slavery.....And.... tit for tat begins:
Totem pole set alight on Malahat likely in retaliation for tearing down of Cook statue
Totem pole set alight on Malahat likely retaliation for tearing down of Cook statue: RCMP
The burning of a totem pole, seemingly in retaliation for the dismantling of a statue of Capt. James Cook on Canada Day in Victoria, has been denounced as an act of racism and an example of settler cruelty by the W̱ SÁNEĆ leadership council.www.timescolonist.com