Canadian indigenous leaders descended on Ottawa this week, clutching their beads and feathers in a theatrical display of despair over the Trudeau government’s decision to let federal funding expire for outfits tied to the MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ inquiry—yes, that’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and more, crammed into one acronym monstrosity. The video circulating online captures a lawmaker practically wailing about the fate of these hyper-intersectional victims, as if the sunsetting of taxpayer cash for endless grievance committees spells doom for an entire demographic. It’s peak Canadian clown world: a nation so awash in virtue-signaling bureaucracy that defunding one layer of it triggers existential panic, all while real violence stats get buried under rainbow flags and identity checklists.
Dig deeper, and this farce unmasks the rot in statist dependency. The original MMIWG inquiry, launched in 2016, ballooned into a $55 million boondoggle that produced reams of reports blaming colonialism for indigenous crime rates—conveniently ignoring intra-community factors like substance abuse, gang violence, and fatherless homes that plague reserves. Now, with funding cuts, these leaders aren’t rallying for self-reliance or actual solutions; they’re begging for more Ottawa handouts. For the 2A community, this is a stark cautionary tale from our northern neighbors: when governments monopolize protection, they dole it out selectively to favored identity groups, leaving everyone else disarmed and vulnerable. Canada’s handgun freeze and looming assault weapon ban have already stripped law-abiding citizens of self-defense tools, funneling violence into no-go zones where police response times stretch into hours. Imagine if those MMIWG victims had the means to protect themselves—fewer inquiries, more accountability.
The implications scream across the border: America’s indigenous communities face similar horrors, with native women victimized at rates far exceeding national averages, yet anti-gun zealots push the same disempowerment playbook. In red states, armed citizens and tribal partnerships are slashing crime; in Canada, it’s endless acronyms and empty promises. 2A advocates should seize this moment to highlight how government-funded helplessness breeds tragedy—contrast Trudeau’s wailing with the empowering reality of the Second Amendment. If Canadians can’t even fund their own victimhood circus forever, it’s proof positive that individual rights, not state largesse, are the real safeguard against despair. Time to double down on defending our guns before the rainbow apocalypse hits here too.
