Saskatchewan Confederate flag supporter files human rights complaint

SASKATOON, SASK--JULY 18 2015-Dale Pippin poses for a photograph with a replica civil war sabre and Confederate flag plate on Saturday, July 18th, 2015.LIAM RICHARDS/STAR PHOENIX)Photograph by: Liam Richards , The StarPhoenix
 By Thia James, The Starphoenix:
A Saskatchewan man says he filed a human rights complaint because negative media coverage of the Confederate flag debate is discriminatory and promotes hatred.
Dale Pippin's family is originally from North Carolina, but settled in Canada 110 years ago. He takes great pride in his Southern U.S. heritage and sometimes displays the Confederate flag on his vehicle, although he's more reluctant to do so given the intense debate about the controversial symbol, he said.
For Pippin, the flag represents his family roots and the sacrifices his descendants made fighting in the Confederate army during the American Civil War; for others, the flag represents a legacy of slavery and proracist views.
"Racism and hate have been linked to the flag for far too long and it's incorrect," Pippin said in an interview, noting history is filled with "bad instances" when people have linked themselves with other symbols...Continue reading...