On Canada

Congratulations to our frozen homies of the north. "Canada has apologised for forcing about 150,000 aboriginal children to attend state-funded Christian boarding schools aimed at assimilating them" (BBC link).

 

Australia and Canada, for all our geographic and sporting distances, seem to mirror each other at opposite ends of the world, similar population distribution, vast tracks of empty land, strong migrant makeup and a hangover that comes with the recognition that colonial policies relating to original inhabitants often missed the mark. This move brings back strong memories of February and it will be interesting to see where we go from here.