At least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground since May 2021. Only 2 were accidents | CBC News
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Since May 2021 at least 33 Canadian churches have burned to the ground. Only two fires were ruled accidental by police. Investigators say many were deliberately set while others were deemed suspicious. Some suggest Canada's colonial history and recent discoveries of potential burial sites at former residential schools may have lit the fuse.

CBC News has examined 33 Canadian churches that burned to the ground since May 2021. Just two were ruled accidental.

Investigators have determined that 24 were deliberately set while others are still under investigation. Some researchers and community leaders suggest Canada’s colonial history and recent discoveries of potential burial sites at former residential schools may have lit the fuse.

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  • rbesfe@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    Being precise about the dates when cultural genocide ended vs when the last residential school shut down does not imply that I think it was a non issue or that I think I shouldn’t care about what happened.

    You should calm down and reflect on why you decided to automatically ascribe such extreme and awful viewpoints to a stranger in the internet who never mentioned them.

    • Drivebyhaiku@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      Gee, think maybe it was the immediate jumping to call me uneducated and claiming that I only care because I am somehow performing for attention that got my back up?

      I have family members currently working on the GIS investigatory teams and I know how emotionally difficult the work has been for them given what they find. Your "It wasn’t actually that bad " rhetoric isn’t welcome.