The New Democratic Party, of which I’m a reluctant member, is holding a leadership race to replace Jack Layton, who died of cancer in August 2011.

Here are my thoughts about the NDP in general. They are all still true.

Romeo Saganash is Cree, he’s a lawyer and MP, and he is a survivor of residential schools, the active colonial structure in which legal, spiritual, emotional and sexual violence was perpetuated on Aboriginal children and youth up until 1996, when the last residential school closed.

1996.

That’s 16 years ago. That’s not ancient history.

Disgusting and shameful.

Romeo Saganash is running for the leadership of the NDP. He was elected to Canadian Parliament in May 2011 for the riding of Abitibi–Baie James–Nunavik–Eeyou, in Northern Quebec.

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I seem to have a theme going on these days.

First, the bad news.

From Jezebel.com: Can You Tell the Difference Between a Men’s Magazine and a Rapist?

According to a new study, people can’t tell the difference between quotes from British “lad mags” and interviews with convicted rapists. And given the choice, men are actually more likely to agree with the rapists.

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