National News Edmonton mayor supports First Nations elder barred from mall By APTN National News Oct 29, 2014 APTN National News A well-known First Nation elder in Alberta says he’s the victim of racial profiling after being barred from an Edmonton mall. But the city’s mayor is backing him up. APTN’s Tim Fontaine has that story. Report an Error Tell us your Story Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Your Name *Your Email Address *Details *CommentSubmit Report Tags: Edmonton, Elder, Featured, Tim Fontaine Continue Reading Outrage over ‘Indian’ Hallowe’en costumes 2015 Indspire recipients announced at ceremony on Parliament Hill Author(s) APTN National News news@aptn.ca 1 thought on “Edmonton mayor supports First Nations elder barred from mall” What a joke. Mall cops trying to enforce what, exactly? Go bust a shoplifter instead of bothering someone while they are eating. And mayor Ivesons words ring hollow. Cultural sensitivity training? Explain to me how that is going to solve the problem when Native peoples are also racist? Will you train them too? How about we just fire these mall clowns, and demand better standards among security and police in general? Comments are closed. More Stories Grassy Narrows First Nation erects checkpoint against huma... 3 hours ago By Kathleen Martens Child Welfare Nation to Nation ISC minister says feds compelled to negotiate child welfar... 22 hours ago By Fraser Needham Vuntut Gwitchin chief ‘pleased’ no companies b... 23 hours ago By Sara Connors Chiefs in Ontario rushing to get child welfare deal done b... 23 hours ago By Karyn Pugliese Manitoba First Nations Police chief feared dead in house f... 1 day ago By Kathleen Martens Land defenders remain at Winnipeg’s Lemay Forest access ... 2 days ago By Cierra Bettens
What a joke. Mall cops trying to enforce what, exactly? Go bust a shoplifter instead of bothering someone while they are eating. And mayor Ivesons words ring hollow. Cultural sensitivity training? Explain to me how that is going to solve the problem when Native peoples are also racist? Will you train them too? How about we just fire these mall clowns, and demand better standards among security and police in general?
What a joke. Mall cops trying to enforce what, exactly? Go bust a shoplifter instead of bothering someone while they are eating.
And mayor Ivesons words ring hollow.
Cultural sensitivity training? Explain to me how that is going to solve the problem when Native peoples are also racist? Will you train them too?
How about we just fire these mall clowns, and demand better standards among security and police in general?