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Lottery Ticket: Teary Politicians and Government Policies

lottery ticket: Other critics insisted that apologizing to victims is a symbol of current attitudes which find fault in outdated traditions judged to be colonizing and discriminating by today's standards, according to Rabble. As a victim of government policies of systematic discrimination towards Muslims after 9/11, I totally disagree with those arguments. Some argued that his late father, Pierre Elliott Trudeau, would not have done so; in this patriarchal analogy, a son has to follow in the footsteps of his dad, whether he is right or wrong. Apologies are not merely monetary gifts won through a lottery ticket, or hollow words pronounced in public by teary politicians. They are highly symbolic gestures that are instrumental in building a collective memory, defining our history as a country and restoring faith in institutions. They are crucial steps for mourning victims and supporting survivors. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.