Elf Sternberg

Canada's not necessarily more civilized; we're just more effective at causing each other harm without needing weapons or violence.

Example: we destroyed the culture and language of many First Nation peoples by giving parents money if they sent their children to residential schools, even as late as 1996. At the schools the kids were required to only speak English or French. Without firing a shot, we committed cultural genocide. The government just paid the students a minimum of $10,000 each in compensation, but the damage is already done.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Canadian_Indian_residential_school_system#Reconciliation_attempts