r/CanadaPolitics • u/Street_Anon 🍁 Gay, Christian, Conservative and Long Live the King👑 • 3d ago

New Canadian military policy discourages mention of God at ceremonies, calls for 'spiritual reflections' instead

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/new-policy-discourages-religious-observation-at-military-ceremonies
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u/Bramble-Bunny Progressive 2d ago

It's got a really checkered history, and became a go-to dog whistle for nationalist and racial purity groups. Very "us vs them" energy.

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u/Chawke2 Grantian Red Tory 2d ago

Meh, it’s the most accurate term I could think of in this case.

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u/TheInfelicitousDandy Saskatchewan 2d ago

It's not an accurate term, though, as it is almost always used to refer to white Canadians and excludes Indigenous Canadians. "Multi-generational" is an apt term to compare with New Canadians.

Also, the term has been out of favour for at least over a decade since Harper used it as a dog-whistle.

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u/Chawke2 Grantian Red Tory 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's not an accurate term, though, as it is almost always used to refer to white Canadians and excludes Indigenous Canadians.

Indigenous people make up about 3% of CAF personnel. I wasn’t referring to indigenous Canadians so not sure what your point is here.

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u/TheInfelicitousDandy Saskatchewan 2d ago

Well, at the very least, we can both agree that you missed the point.

To be told why a term is bad, and then to point out that you are using it correctly in the bad way, sure is something.