Using fraudulent indigenous identity would take money out of the pockets of real Indians who need it

The opinion piece found on the other side of the paywall was written by Brian Giesbrecht, a retired Province of Manitoba judge and prolific and intelligent editorial writer.

It carefully dissects one the latest examples of “Pretendianism,” the outing of Vianne Timmons, the highly paid recently removed President of Newfoundland’s Memorial University.

Memorial University President Vianne Timmons. Image courtesy of CBC.

You are invited to access the piece on the other side of the paywall published by a prominent Canadian media house to learn how difficult it is to argue with Giesbrecht’s assertion that:

The sad fact is that the huge indigenous underclass hasn’t budged since 2015, despite the massive increase in indigenous spending since then. Those people need jobs, not more indigenous professors, more special powers, or yet more griping about perceived “historical injustices”.

And the true Pretendians are the privileged people — indigenous or not — who vacuum up multi-millions of tax dollars, while that underclass remains firmly stuck in place.

Giesbrecht’s opinion piece is republished here with his kind permission.