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Despite Trudeau promises, more Indigenous people being jailed in Canada (www.reuters.com)

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SASKATOON, March 8 (Reuters) - Like a growing number of formerly incarcerated Indigenous people, Marvin Starblanket's life is still governed by Correctional Service Canada rules.

They determine where he sleeps (a halfway house instead of at home with his partner and children), when he clocks in for the night (10 p.m.), whether he drinks alcohol (he is prohibited), and the job he pursues.

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[–] FarraigePlaisteach@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

During an episode of RCMP harassment of indigenous people, he declared that Canada does not have a systemic racism problem. That really undermines the credibility of victims. If the (exhausting) quest for indigenous equality is a game of snakes and ladders, he is without doubt a snake.