Brendon

This is where Canada is now. John Adair, co-owner and head brewer at Sooke Brewing Company, was terminated after wearing a shirt that said “SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE” on Truth and Reconciliation Day. And apparently asking that question is offensive. Because, Canada. Here’s the problem... The story that detonated across Canada in 2021 was that the remains of 215 children had been discovered at the former Kamloops residential school. They weren’t. And we mostly all know they weren't. No 215 bodies were excavated. No 215 sets of human remains were forensically identified. No DNA confirmations established 215 children buried there. The number came from ground penetrating radar anomalies, and those targets remain unverified by excavation. Five years later, people are still being punished socially and professionally for asking the most basic question imaginable... Where is the evidence for the claim we were originally told was settled fact? That’s how evidence works. A country that is confident in its historical claims shouldn’t need to destroy somebody’s livelihood because his T-shirt asked for proof. Residential schools existed. Children died in them mostly due to tuberculosis. Yep. Abuse and neglect are extensively documented as well. But that does not magically turn radar anomalies into 215 confirmed bodies. Those are two separate claims, and collapsing them together every time someone asks an uncomfortable question is precisely how bad history becomes untouchable dogma. If “SHOW ME THE EVIDENCE” is now enough to get a man fired, maybe the problem isn’t the shirt. Maybe it’s how terrified we’ve become of the question.