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TL;DR: Whiny cops throw temper tantrum because some first nations blokes pranked them and made them atone for their sins.

One episode, however, lured retired RCMP officers to CBC’s Vancouver studios with the claim that they would be honoured for their service and would be given a chance to talk about life in retirement. The former Mounties were flown to Vancouver, all expenses paid, and appeared in their red serge uniforms for a show they were told was called “After the Call.”

Instead, they ... were berated about real and perceived injustices carried out by the RCMP over their entire history. According to friends of those who participated, the former officers were humiliated and felt devastated.

"Hey I know I did this for a job for my whole career and was an active part of a system which dehumanised and oppressed your people, but calling me out on that is just going too far." the-pigs

“Two Aboriginal men walked into the studio and dumped a bag of shoes, children’s shoes, onto the coffee table in front of me,” Widdowson said.

Children’s shoes have been used as a symbol of the children who died at residential schools. That’s when she realized that it wasn’t a documentary but an attempt to attack her over her views on residential schools.

OH NO not the FEELINGS of a putrescent, repugnant residential school denialist! The horror! NOOOOO

For real though this is a genius idea for a television show and I hope that we get to see at least some of the footage. I guess they made the mistake of doing it through the CBC.

:cbc-cool: kkkanada

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[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 5 points 1 hour ago

They're being cancelled for being too cool, it's actually good when cops and genocide deniers are harassed and confronted. That garbage about CBC not wanting to confuse its news and entertainment branding is a load of bullshit

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 4 points 2 hours ago

To be fair that is extremely brutal. I wouldnt expect to do that to several people and still get to air.

I'm sure there was some personal satisfaction for those involved. Hopefully the footage will "leak" at some point.

[–] Lemmygradwontallowme@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

cbc-cool kkkanada

add to that :torontosun-cool:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Lilley

Anyways, hope to see the footage

[–] someone@hexbear.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Back when then-PM Harper was trying to gut CBC funding, I marched in several "stop the cuts" pro-CBC marches. Nowadays I don't think I'd even lift a finger.

[–] JayTreeman@hexbear.net 11 points 4 hours ago

For real though this is a genius idea for a television show and I hope that we get to see at least some of the footage. I guess they made the mistake of doing it through the CBC.

They made the government pay for this. Just adds to the art in my opinion

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

That’s when she realized that it wasn’t a documentary but an attempt to attack her over her views on residential schools.

What views are those? What views motherfucker? big-honk

[–] hellinkilla@hexbear.net 4 points 2 hours ago

The show only came to light before being broadcast due to a public posting by Frances Widdowson, an academic who has questioned some of the claims around residential schools. She was approached about being interviewed for a documentary series on aboriginal policy, history and free speech, all topics near and dear to her heart.

These left wing nuts just hate questions.