RadioBarachois » Editorials http://www.radiobarachois.net News From Saint-Pierre & Miquelon Mon, 15 Mar 2010 23:52:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 St Pierre and Miquelon and the Continental Shelf http://www.radiobarachois.net/2009/05/03/st-pierre-and-miquelon-and-the-continental-shelf/ http://www.radiobarachois.net/2009/05/03/st-pierre-and-miquelon-and-the-continental-shelf/#comments Sun, 03 May 2009 02:24:04 +0000 admin http://www.radiobarachois.net/?p=36 joincanadaEditorial. Having read the myriad of comments posted on various news websites, many have been shocked and dismayed by the hostile and aggressive nature of these postings. To all those advocating a “Canadian Anschluss” of the islands of St Pierre and Miquelon, or a more passive “absorption” of the islands into the canadian realm, may we suggest they do some reading on the concept of cultural genocide : the deliberate destruction of the cultural heritage of a people or nation for political, military (…) reasons.

We would also like to remind our readers that asking SPM to “join Canada” is as offensive to locals as asking Canadians to just give up on being who they are and just “join the USA”. It’s not just about borders, it’s about culture, language, heritage and history.

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