Disgraced former Trudeau advisor claims burning down churches is 'understandable'
Former top Trudeau advisor Gerald Butts tweeted on Tuesday that it "may be understandable" for people to burn down churches.
The tweet, posted in response to PostMedia's Terry Glavin, implies that while the burning of churches may not be "cool," that it certainly is "understandable," as unmarked graves near former residential schools operated by the Canadian government and the Catholic church continue to be discovered.
Or a Postmedia column. https://t.co/TWDEw2iaQk
— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) July 6, 2021
No Terry, it is not. Though it may be understandable.
— Gerald Butts (@gmbutts) July 6, 2021
Butts' comments, however, do not line up with residential school survivors in British Columbia, who have explicitly called for an end to burning of churches.
A group who spoke to Global News said that the vandalism and arsons that have gone rampant in Canada over the last several weeks have lead to more strife and depression for those who survived the schools.
"We do not spread hate, we love people, we do not destroy other people’s places of religion," said Jenn Allan-Riley, whose mother survived residential schools.
"We're asking for people that are setting these fires to stop now."
"We understand some people believe that they’re standing in solidarity with us Indigenous people as we find more graves across Canada. Burning down churches is not in solidarity with us Indigenous people."
First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said that he could understand "the frustration, the anger, the hurt, and the pain... But to burn things down is not our way."
A group of residential school survivors in Vancouver is calling for national healing and an immediate end to the burning of churches. @GraceKeGlobal reports.https://t.co/UAOT4s90Ry pic.twitter.com/W6vdd3kQds
— Global BC (@GlobalBC) July 6, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has called the burnings "unacceptable."
"We must work together to right past wrongs," he said.
Justin Trudeau doesn’t know how to handle strong women. So he has his bodyguards rough them up. https://t.co/yFcn2puRG0 pic.twitter.com/ZrGPm4BhLd
— Ezra Levant 🍁 (@ezralevant) July 9, 2021
Wow! Reporter @DreaHumphrey was just manhandled for questioning @JustinTrudeau about the attacks on Churches across Canada.
— Avi Yemini 🇦🇺🇮🇱 (@OzraeliAvi) July 9, 2021
RT for the world to see Trudeau’s response to a POC that doesn’t suit his narrative.
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