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And IIRC the [few] arrests that have been made were mostly white folks trying to enact their own retribution against churches on "behalf" of natives who did not ask for such revenge. In at least one case, native leaders pleaded with the public to not attack their church because it's still the hub of daily and spiritual life for many members of their community.

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Do you have a link to anything published about the prosecution of the arsonists? I can’t seem to find anything.

OP needs to cite sources, can't find anything corroborating their hazy claims. Only know one arrest, plus two suspects mentioned in the posted article:

- 36 y/o (possibly homeless) Kathleen Panek arrested for 2 church burnings

- Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Kehewin, AB. "An under-aged individual was arrested and charged with arson following the incident."

- Central Heights Church, Abbotsford, BC. "A suspect described as 30-40 years old, male, dark-skinned and wearing a bright yellow rain jacket with a grey baseball hat is being sought by authorities."

Canadian churches were already being burned at a higher rate in recent years relating to sex abuse scandals, so there may be concurrent overlapping motives.

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