Canadian politician uses international online news service to deliver racist remarks against Aboriginal Canadians

Bob Verdun is now on notice that him and the rest of the haters in Canada will not win in trying to re-write history and lie about how Canada's First people are delt with.

Bob Kennedy from the (Oneida Nation ) just the other day hung up the phone on Bob Verdun. Who is that you may ask? He is a resident of Kitchener, Ontario whose web site says he is "Running for election as Regional Chairman. Why was Mr Kennedy on the phone with him? He had contacted him to confirm if he was the author of the above story in the link for the posting of this article. The link for this story is an online article for a news service called The Nation Newspaper. (it promotes itself as Barbados' Leading Newspaper) that had sickening, disparaging remarks about First Nations people in Canada. When Kennedy read his words, he says he was immediately outraged . Like me it triggered rage and anger. He quoted such, as saying in an email to me I received. After that he says he continued to be sick to his stomach. When Verdun confirmed he wrote the comments that when the conversation ended. What was said that has angered Kennedy and Other natives such as myself and all of Aboriginal Canada? Examples are as follows, "Canada allows them to claim vast tracks of land for their exclusive use, but it's never enough. Canada allows them to live a totally subsidised life on their reserves, never having to work if they choose not to . . . No amount of land, no amount of money, and no special privileges will ever satisfy people who are not motivated to advance themselves using their own ambition and ability". Surely you would agree that someone seeking a position of such authority as a Regional Chair, wouldn't make public such outrageous comments says Kennedy and most normal people who have any sort of clue. I would agree but Bob Verdun is another one of those individuals that if clues were shoes he would be barefoot. Why don't Aboriginals just ignore him? and Let it go? I would agree with Mr Kennedy in saying that someone who favours freedom of speech I always ask how far do we allow people to go in their rants? The answer is simple (in law anyway, I believe) in Canada there are hate laws on the books. People who go too far, are guilty of hate crimes. For me personally I believe this would-be politician has done that . . . gone too far and has tossed his hate crime in my face, and against all Aboriginal

Canadians. You may say it's only an online publication in Barbados. Doesn't that make a difference? No! Kennedy says that information freely flows, as if geography is non-existent. In this case, Bob Verdun's material is easily disseminated through the search engines, and so presto! Here it is. "Despite all the opportunities and handouts, the "natives" are the poorest, least educated, and most unhealthy residents of Canada. They are ten times more likely to be in jail for criminal activity than the average Canadian – and that does not include vast numbers of criminals who go unpunished because of special treatment on their private reserves (the ultimate gated communities!)." You judge for yourself if it warrants concern, and action. Speaking of action, we know that if we contact him it is not enough. (Please!) we do not have to lash out with the same kind of hate he exudes through his words. Please do not play his game of hate. Well thought-out responses to his material may educate the man. By the way, it didn't take much sleuthing to track him down. It was obvious he wanted people to know who he was. His e-mail address of bobverdun@rogers.com was a big clue. A quick search revealed his own web site http://www.bobverdun.com Kennedy went on to say that he read his information, and contacted him by phone and that was that. It seems to Kennedy (my self included) that Bob Verdun is one of those people the Ontario - Provincial Police Commissioner worries about openly . . . the ones who incite others toward anti-native words, then actions. The Criminal Code of Canada, Section 319 includes, "Every one who, by communicating statements in any public place, incites hatred against any identifiable group where such incitement is likely to lead to a breach of the peace is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction.Wilful promotion of hatred (2) Every one who, by communicating statements, other than in private conversation, wilfully promotes hatred against any identifiable group is guilty of (a) an indictable offence and is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or (b) an offence punishable on summary conviction." I believe Mr. Verdun's words are deliberate words of hatred aimed directly at Aboriginal Canadians. More about Hate Crimes http://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/hatecrimes (There is a specific section on Aboriginal people, as well as recommendations) I would like to Thank Mr Bob Kennedy for bringing this to light and helping to Debate the Hate. Well done.