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The Turner Files: OneBC Calls Respect for Elders Racism
The hospital says the spaces are open to everyone and meant to improve access for Indigenous Elders on an honour system.
- Political party OneBC labeled two 'Respectfully Reserved for Elders' parking spaces at Whitehorse General Hospital as racist, characterizing the courtesy spots as part of the 'Reconciliation Industry.'
- Intended for First Nation, Inuit, and Métis Elders, the hospital confirmed the courtesy spots operate on an honour system and are not enforced against anyone.
- Critics argue OneBC stripped the policy of context to manufacture outrage, comparing courtesy signs to Jim Crow-era segregation to harvest clicks and donations.
- In Kelowna, OneBC staffer Masha Kleiner labeled local protesters as 'Turtle Island woke activists,' posting footage of the conflict to her followers.
- Writing as QueerGranddad, political strategist Wilbur Turner argued that branding respect for Elders as racism creates a false narrative targeting symbols to maintain political comfort.
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The Turner Files: OneBC calls respect for Elders racism
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