All Things First Nations - CF help, protests, solutions, residential schools, etc. (merged)
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Brad Sallows
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Just the usual seasonal church fires due to lightning strikes and careless campers.
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Yeah before Covid, the rail blockades were starting to cripple this country. It would be best if we as a country/society/government got ahead of this and in my mind bit the bullet
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Problem is that Ottawa does not understand consultation and wants a one size fit all process, but each province is different and each band needs a different approach. My old Department does not do a good job in staffing positions in the regulatory consulting unit and it leads to burn out of the few people there.
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Top-down federalism right there - and not just with this set of issues. Well summed up.
If only someone could have warned the government ....
Tricky, given that, constitutionally, indigenous affairs are strictly federal. It makes the overlap with provincial heads of power (eg, natural resources) trickier. Top-down federalism on indigenous issues would be hard to slide out from under in the best of circumstances.
quadrapiper
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Especially adding in the state-to-state nature of at least some of the treaties and other relationships.
daftandbarmy
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We really have no idea how to solve this problem, realistically, and continue to throw money at it in the usual fashion e.g.,
Canada Supports Increased Indigenous Participation in the Natural Resources Economy
The meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples in oil and gas projects provides important economic opportunities for their communities.
Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., today announced $2.6 million in funding for the First Nations Major Projects Coalition, as well as $1 million in funding for the First Nations Climate Initiative. Both of these initiatives will increase Indigenous participation in the natural resources economy by developing collaborative relationships between industry and government, increasing certainty around First Nations participation in major project development and advancing meaningful engagement.
There is no relationship more important to the Government of Canada than the one with Indigenous Peoples. Canada is ensuring Indigenous groups have access to the resources they need to support them as equal partners in natural resource projects.
Brad Sallows
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Good to know where everyone stands.
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Constitutionally speaking, that's true, but if Indigenous reserve members are also considered citizens of each province*, there's a certain level of responsibility there to serve provincial citizens, too. There's approximately a range of responses from "happy to offer help & support with the local government's consent" all the way to "reserve land = fed land = zero provincial responsibility - talk to Ottawa", with various positions in between.
* I add a tiny caveat here because in the range of Indigenous folks I know, there are very few who live off reserve who feel the provincial government is not "their" government because it was the federal Crown who signed the Treaties - not many, but still more than zero.
This guy brings up a good perspective and a good argument. That's the sort of thing and ideas that should be capitalised on.
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It would be super interesting if he were to throw his name in the hat for leader of the BC Liberals….
I’ve never heard of him until now. Is he someone that’s well known there?
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He has been slowly building a name for himself. I think he is actually the real deal and if took the leadership of the BC Liberals, he could conceivably run the table on both the NDP and the Greens.
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A voice of reason and sense. He'll be railroaded by the others who feel he's a threat. Sorry about the dim view but I have zero faith in our system where good people are "witch hunted" and burnt at the stake (figuratively) to satisfy the ego of the fair haired boy.
I think the appetite for common sense & reason is hungry enough that views like his will resonate with most.
However, I have no doubt the media will find a few of their ideal morons to share their opinion, and somehow trick us into thinking it’s ‘news’.
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Nope. He's invisible right now.
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Didn't take The Beaverton very long: "Catholic church asked to keep in mind the good arson has done"
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So, if one was to replace “Church” with ”Mosque” in that article, how well would that play? How okay have people been with churches being burnt down in the southern US?
Sure, the Catholic Church as an institution, is a big fat target right now, but if this behaviour is normalized, where does it end?
Arson is wrong. Period.
