Our Channels From time to time we receive letters commending us on our programming. We appreciate the time and effort in writing to us. Thank you for the input.
The Letter:
Thank you ichannel and especially those responsible for the today's program. I, being white like host Kevin O'Keefe, was shocked to find that Canada shared a shameful 200 year + history of slavery, ending officially only in 1834. What was not so clear in the program was that a number of northern US states had abolished slavery quite a bit earlier than that, which explains why the underground railway ran both ways. Our continuation of slavery for so long is not something to be proud of. The continuation of discrimination in the form of a legal framework for separate towns and schools continued until the latter half of the 20th century, mostly unknown to most Canadians - even Nova Scotians. Shocking!
Your last guest Mr Clarke was eloquent and candid about what has been clearly a Canadian and provincial government conspiracy to suppress the information though keeping it out of the curricula. What better time to get it out in the open than the Year of Obama. It must have been an incredible moment to see the photos last week of the first black US
President with our first black Governor-General.
Thanks to the other guests as well for their patience in explaining what they knew only too well. I was surprised that they were able to present the facts without apparent anger.
I am now on my way to the two web sites and will be looking to sign that petition.
Sincerely
Doug Leach
Carp, Ontario
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Millie Modeste
Thank you for airing a show that was spoken by those who were there. During the 90's I worked with military personnel that returned from this war. They never griped about their experience, but suffered. At the tinme I was not mature enough to grasp the enormity of our soldiers plite.
Thank you for the education....