Tantramar Landowners : Senator Lynn Beyak - Ottawa Canada Update on Free Speech

Tantramar Landowners : Senator Lynn Beyak - Ottawa Canada Update on Free ...: {Reproduced from Senator Beyak's ..

Senate of Canada ... who do they work for?

I spoke with Sen. Lynn Beyak last month about the situation... its kind of a big deal.
http://tantramarlandownersassociation.blogspot.com/2019/05/suspension-without-pay-senator-lynn.html

Why Muzzle Senator Lynn Beyak?

Senator Lynn Beyak has been suspended without pay this month.  Shocking.
Her website has been scrubbed off the internet.  Deeply shocking.
The only way to describe what has happened to this woman is:  A WITCH HUNT.

{Reproduced from Senator Beyak's website: http://lynnbeyak.sencanada.ca/p108260}

Free Speech

I have deep roots and years of experience with Indigenous people, through my own close family ties to their communities and decades of research on the truths of citizenship and inequality.

My quests for a wiser use of tax dollars, and a more hopeful life for Canada's Indigenous people, are often taken out of context or deliberately misconstrued to protect the status quo, or to create a negative story.

In February 2017 the CBC published an article on the policing of "fake news”, not my term, but CBC's own. http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/government-fake-news-1.3993128. If "fake news" as referenced by the CBC, continues unchecked, free speech is in jeopardy in our great nation. In the past months there have been several key examples of stifled or maligned debate,  including Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson, McGill's Andrew Potter, Broken Pencil's Hal Niedzviecki, and teacher Lindsay Shepherd, to name only a few.

We must be able to have truthful dialogue on all sides of important issues.

Fortunately, most grass roots Canadians are intelligent and well informed, based on their own research. Their opinions, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, once again flooded into my office, supporting suggestions for a new course of action and asking when serious discussions could begin, for individual negotiations and for fair settlement proposals.

Many correspondents asked "what is reconciliation”? Is it endless years of negotiations, arguments, apologies and settlements, is it moving forward together for a better future or is it something else? Canadians recognize that what we are doing for Indigenous people is simply not working. There needs to be a way of making an investment at the grass roots level into the lives of the people where the challenges exist. With billions of taxpayer dollars involved, we need a solution to share them more equitably and effectively, with vision and cooperation from all sides

Together we can find answers. It is time for a “fresh start” for all Canadians on this important issue.

Tenured Professor Rick Mehta Discusses Why He Was Recently Fired From Acadia University

Speaking with Dr. Rick Mehta, recently fired Acadia University professor and Free Speech advocate. 
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Thanks Alex.. Rick Mehta is a culture warrior.. he was chewed up by the machinery.. it happens to the dissidents.. more than people realize... his efforts on Twitter and on his presentations and 'libertarian presence' on campus were nothing short of heroic.

Support Coming In For Senator Lynn Beyak - Coast to Coast

'Academics from coast to coast and renowned journalists have read every letter on my site and stated that they are not racist or hateful in any way. They are compassionate and kind and seek a better way forward.'- Sen. Lynn Beyakhttp://lynnbeyak.sencanada.ca/

Senator Lynn Beyak Should Not Be Silenced - article from Frontier Centre for Public Policy

"Senator Beyak was recently removed from the Conservative caucus for saying and publicizing things that many people think are true. This has emboldened her opponents, and some Indigenous activists are now suggesting that Beyak be thrown out of the Senate and investigated for thought crimes.

A year ago, Ms. Beyak had the audacity to assert that the residential schools had done “some good”; she then posted several supportive letters from Canadians that mostly echoed the sentiment that, while there were many problems with these institutions, they had often provided necessary education, skills, and connections to the modern world that would have been otherwise unavailable to Indigenous children.

More controversially, some of the letters pointed to the cultural problems that continue to exist in many remote Indigenous communities. A substantial segment of the people in these communities have not graduated from high school and many have difficulties participating in wage labour. This results because they are influenced by the remnants of hunting and gathering lifeways that have been retained because of government neglect and continuing isolation from productive processes.  One letter also mentioned the problem of a rentier mentality, common in societies that rely on government transfers and royalties for their sustenance, which has shaped the consciousness of many Indigenous people. People may not like it, but this claim seems to be true.

The problems faced by those who are dependent on transfers do not plague the Indigenous activists who are now castigating Beyak. These activists tend to be educated and live comfortably in urban environments. Through employment and interaction with the general population, they have gained the confidence to frame how Indigenous issues are discussed.  Non-indigenous people, on the other hand, are likely to defer to these activists since they have been told that being an “ally” requires them to “get out of the way”. Settler guilt about the atrocities committed by their colonizing ancestors facilitates this obeisance.

One of the unfortunate consequences of this non-indigenous virtue-signaling is that any questioning of the claims of Indigenous activists results in the unscrupulous labelling of critics as “racists” and “white supremacists.”

This demonization relies on a confusion of culture and race.  The repetition of this confusion is evident in Conservative Senate Leader Larry Smith’s response to a questionable interpretation of the remarks of one of Beyak’s supporters: “To suggest that Indigenous Canadians are lazy compared to other Canadians, is simply racist”. With this dubious rendition, Smith fails to understand that one can point to a number of maladaptive tendencies in Indigenous communities without assuming that these problems are innate or due to the moral failings of individuals. The fact that many Indigenous people have become educated and productive shows that the current difficulties are not rooted in “race”.

These dynamics have made it almost impossible to discuss Indigenous-non-Indigenous relations openly. The fear of being called a racist means that it has been left up to Indigenous activists to control policy debates in their own interest. These activists use their credentials as an Indigenous person to propose unworkable solutions to the problems of the marginalized. Returning to the past is proposed as the answer to Indigenous anomie, when it is actually impediments to discarding retrograde traditions that makes it difficult for those in remote communities to make a living or to even participate effectively in the world around them.

So why do Indigenous activists, who owe their current functionality to modern education, employment, and integration, recommend a return to the past for their marginalized brethren? This apparent contradiction can be understood when one considers the meaning of “Indigenous” – the identity that is the source of the activists’ power. Being “Indigenous” is to have some authentic connection to the original occupancy of the land. By promoting the importance of otiose traditions and continued separation, activists are able to legitimize their role as mediators and use this as a basis for rent seeking.

Senator Beyak has enabled all of us to take the first step in honestly discussing these circumstances. While one might disagree with some, or even most, of what is being said, it is obvious that the education provided by the Residential Schools was beneficial.

The feverish rhetoric of Indigenous activists is intent on exacerbating grievances, making it more difficult to determine the truth and achieve genuine reconciliation. It is also creating a negative attitude toward education among indigenous youth, further entrenching their isolation and dependency; this will continue if a more comprehensive account of the Residential Schools is silenced."

--reproduced from Frontier Centre for Public Policy article from Frances Widdowson original article found here

Senator Lynn Beyak - Ottawa Canada - Free Speech

From Senator Lynn Beyak's website this week......http://lynnbeyak.sencanada.ca/p108260

Free Speech

I have deep roots and years of experience with Indigenous people, through my own close family ties to their communities and decades of research on the truths of citizenship and inequality.

My quests for a wiser use of tax dollars, and a more hopeful life for Canada's Indigenous people, are often taken out of context or deliberately misconstrued to protect the status quo, or to create a negative story.

In February 2017 the CBC published an article on the policing of "fake news”, not my term, but CBC's own. http://www.cbc.ca/news/opinion/government-fake-news-1.3993128. If "fake news" as referenced by the CBC, continues unchecked, free speech is in jeopardy in our great nation. In the past months there have been several key examples of stifled or maligned debate,  including Toronto Professor Jordan Peterson, McGill's Andrew Potter, Broken Pencil's Hal Niedzviecki, and teacher Lindsay Shepherd, to name only a few.

We must be able to have truthful dialogue on all sides of important issues.

Fortunately, most grass roots Canadians are intelligent and well informed, based on their own research. Their opinions, Indigenous and non-Indigenous alike, once again flooded into my office, supporting suggestions for a new course of action and asking when serious discussions could begin, for individual negotiations and for fair settlement proposals.

Many correspondents asked "what is reconciliation”? Is it endless years of negotiations, arguments, apologies and settlements, is it moving forward together for a better future or is it something else? Canadians recognize that what we are doing for Indigenous people is simply not working. There needs to be a way of making an investment at the grass roots level into the lives of the people where the challenges exist. With billions of taxpayer dollars involved, we need a solution to share them more equitably and effectively, with vision and cooperation from all sides

Together we can find answers. It is time for a “fresh start” for all Canadians on this important issue.