I wonder if I were to set up a roadblock on a highway, how long it would last.

Why is it that so many Indians (They are North American Indians) want benefits for nothing. Most Canadians go to work in order to get any benefits.

Grampa, they don’t want benefits for nothing – they want what is rightfully theirs. I’ll bet you want what is rightfully yours!

Last time I checked Indians got a lot more benifits then me. My kids don’t get paid to go to school, their tuition paid for, their hockey registration paid for, and the list goes on and on and on. Who pays for that?? Oh right. Silly me. The ones who pays all these taxes are being blockaded. The ones that are trying to make an honest living. And truth be told some of them are Indians too trying to make an honest living.

Last time I checked Indians got a lot more benifits then me. My kids don’t get paid to go to school, their tuition paid for, their hockey registration paid for, and the list goes on and on and on. Who pays for that?? Oh right. Silly me. The ones who pays all these taxes are being blockaded. The ones that are trying to make an honest living. And truth be told some of them are Indians too trying to make an honest living.

maybe it is time to explain to them that they don’t really own it until you have earned it. you only get something out if you put something into it. just because their ancestors used the land doesn’t mean they own it. this land is all part of Canada and should be used by all Canadians.
not sure why they feel that they should get benefits from something they haven’t invested in with either effort or cash.
they certainly don’t depend on the land as their fore fathers did as I see them shopping in the stores in Fort St. James everytime I’m there. wonder where that money comes from.

The natives benefit from mineral extraction like every other Canadian does. The companies pay royalties and taxes to the government and that money pays for our social programs and roads, and every thing else the government pays for. They want to have their cake and eat it too.

When driving into Fort Saint James.. Having to drive through the reservation to get to the town…. the houses are all trashed.. why.. because they didn’t work for the houses.. most of them are from the goverment… Why would you trash something you worked for yourself.. I am sad to say I was born there.. Dont think I’d ever go back if I had to.. the lake is nice yes.. but other parts of the town.. not so much…

Grampa, they don’t want benefits for nothing – they want what is rightfully theirs. I’ll bet you want what is rightfully yours!

….they do not have any agreements…..”. Which means to me that they are SOL. If it ain’t in writing, it ain’t worth nuthin’.

If your relatives homesteaded a piece of land 200 years ago and it was subsequently handed down through the generations until it got to you. Then some mining company starts extracting minerals from it, shouldn’t you be compensated someway? There are lots of instances in this province where people own land and didn’t do anything to “earn” it so to speak. Does that mean a mineral company can just come onto it and start extracting minerals and give them any compensation? My point being since there hasn’t been a treaty signed on those lands it is native land for all intents and purposes.

@ ratsmom,Could you pass on this information you`v got on being paid for going to school because if that is true I`m owed a lot of cash for the years I`v spent in class…can you provide me your source so I can collect???

If you live on a reserve you are intitled to free post secondary education signed off by your band. You recieve tax breaks on vehicles and other oranizations such as hockey. Hey “But” do you know anyones grandparents that own 100 000 acres of prestine forest??? These indians do not live off of these lands, they live in government assist housing on reserves and shop at the same places we do. There moral of this story and all the others ones on here is Indian bands trying to get money and not having to do anyhting for it.

It may have happened a long time ago but it remains in recent time for the indian people that their children were taken from their homes to become sexually abused in white mans schools and those that weren’t sexually abused were abused in many other ways byu their adult white care givers. The Canadian natives had no choice but to hide their children or surrender them to the authoritive white society to ensure they become educated. So you see how an entire generation of people can become so damaged that they have become abusive to their own children. I don’t know what the answere is but hopefully you can see why they must be compensated. The native people are gentle and kind people by their nature but have been molded into something else by the white society IMO.

‘NON’ First Nations people go to work,pay taxes to support the infrastructure that we all benifit from,including First Nations people. First Nations people put up a road block so that NON First Nations people can’t go to work to pay taxes. Where do these First Nations people think that their money is coming from???? Something is wrong with this picture. This situation is bu77 5hIt. Crystie Clark should grow some balls and look after this. It has gone on far to long. Where is John Wayne when we need him???

Surefire, it wasn’t any of the taxpayers in this country that abused anyone. That rests with the catholic church if I’m not mistaken.

Surefire, what does that have to do with the illegal blockade of a public highway?

Surefire I guess you read from the fountain of history rewrite.

“native people are gentle and kind people by their nature”

sorry dude they had wars between themselves.

Here is an idea, treat the blockade like a strike. No payments for as long as the blockade is up.

You are correct, seamutt! Here is an introduction from their own Nak’azdli website:

History
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“There was once a great battle at the mouth of the river between Native groups and Nak’azdli means “when arrows were flying”.”

So much for the myth of *kind and gentle people.* They were, like all races throughout history everywhere in the world, prone to warfare with others. It is universal and to make it into a *white* only issue borders on being a somewhat racist.

Go ahead and Google it to verify.

“The native people are gentle and kind people by their nature but have been molded into something else by the white society IMO”

First Nations are human beings and history teaches us that ALL humans have been incredibly destructive to their fellow man at various points in history, some groups of people more so than others, First Nations included.

I’d also really like to know what the white society is. Do you honestly believe that all white people have the same societal views and norms? Here’s a hint, they don’t, LOL.

As an aside, I don’t necessarily think that blockades are a bad thing. Generally speaking, it’s a peaceful form of protest and while it certainly does inconvenience some people, that’s life. I don’t imagine it’s any more inconvenient or frustrating than what the First Nations people experience when governments and businesses so blatantly ignore the findings of our courts of law when it comes to various First Nations issues.

My3Centsworth on January 11 2012 2:53 PM

“I wonder if I were to set up a roadblock on a highway, how long it would last”

The RCMP would have had you locked up in a matter of minutes.

That’s the problem I have. Land treaties are a very complicated issue and I suspect there are lawyers and judges making full careers out of it with very little desire to see it settled. But at the end of the day we are under two sets of laws. If a non-native blockaded any public road they would be in jail in minutes. Why is this allowed?

After centuries of hardships by the hands of whitey, canadian natives are still christians. Bizarre. You would think they would hate that whitey god religous crap.

If you don’t have the courage to put your name to your negative comments then keep your negativism to yourself. The only way we are going to fix this problem is by focusing on solutions rather than throwing rocks. Come on, it is now 2012. Are we going to continue this bs for another 100 years or try to fix it. If you must post comments that are derogatory then at least do your homework and try to get your facts straight. We all live in a free country and are entitled to our own opinions but they should be informed opinions. The opinions I read on this article regarding all the “benefits” that are afforded First Nations are mostly myths and if properly researched would show a whole different story.

I did my research and I couldn’t find any law or agreement that allows any native band to set up a blockade on a public highway whenever they want.

Hear hear Reg!!

Here is some education for the some of the more uninformed posters:

• The Indian Act First Nations tax exemption is very narrow and applies only to personal property and income located on a reserve.

• First Nations pay all other taxes not covered by the narrow exemption.

• The tax exemption only involves about 272,000 First Nations people when you subtract the number of children aged 0-14 from the potential tax paying base.

• That number is actually even lower because a number of First Nations have exchanged tax exemption for other benefits in self-governing Final Agreements.

http://rabble.ca/news/2011/12/poking-holes-first-nations-taxation-mythology

Surefire says:”The native people are gentle and kind people by their nature but have been molded into something else by the white society IMO.”

Would you care to explain to the rest of us evil whitey’s the history of the Chinlac massacre site then?

Don’t forget the Haida!

The most feared brutal warriors in BC.

As a resident of Fort St James I have to applaud the this current action. Currently there are over 500 loads of logs that travel right threw downtown Fort St James everyday heading for points beyond with little to no benefit to our town or local first nations. Just more road damage and many disrespectful out of town truckers many who speed, tailgate, utilize engine brakes in posted no use urban areas, do not stop for pedestrians at cross walks etc… I am a commercial drive myself and although the post speed limit is 50km threw the town of Fort St James this is not a safe speed for a large loaded truck to make an sudden stop if required you need no more the a idle with a truck of 500-600hp to proceed an 30km yet I continue to here turbos scream downtown. I am sorry to say that many of these drivers have brought this action upon themselves with their discourteous unprofessional driving actions . Perhaps this will be a wake up allowing the people of Fort St James to drive and walk our roads/streets without taking our lives in our hands.

I’ve had and have many First Nations employees and they pay the same income tax as everyone else.

FACTS:
1. This is unceded land. (No treaty=No Canadian rights)
2. The land is historically and currently occupied by the original peoples (Dakelh). Thus they have inherent rights to the land (and resources).
3. Most people who comment do not understand that their beliefs about the land have no legal foundation because our education system is biased and only the 20 and under are learning the facts about how FN struggles within the Canadian system. (current and historic)
4. That working together to protect and create sustainable economies would really scare the bejesus out of big business and gov’t!
5. That greed, murder, destruction, disrespect as well as respect, creativity, life-giving qualities (love) and sharing are cross-cultural qualities!! So yes there is Chunlac and there is Apartheid and there is numerous genocides and massacres of Jews, Ukraines, Armenians, South Americans, etc…All humanity has the potential for good and evil.
Choose Good! Find out the Facts!
6. Down the generations, we will eventually all be the great-great-grandparents of all the children. Let’s hope they honor us for the choices we make today rather than be ashamed of us.

@JohnnyBelt you are right that you will not find these rights within the Canadian Law system because the aboriginal rights are a different system. The law officials will not want to set more precedent by taking the blockaders to court. (Especially with other issues like Enbridge on the table). Then taxpayers will have to pay for the court to recognize aboriginal title once again. If you don’t like it, write your MP and tell them you want a treaty.

Hotwire – so what do you propose, a toll? If they are breaking laws then call the RCMP. Fort St James is not the only place with commercial traffic through town. How about Vanderhoof, Prince George, Hixon, Quesnel, 100 mile, Clinton, Cache Creek… Oh wait… Everybody!

Hey, A blockade put Tofino on the map. For about 12 years after the Clayoquot Sound blockades at least 6 new resorts were built to handle the onslaught of tourists.
So let own it.

Interceptor it would be excellent if the local RCMP would deal with some of these issues however since Highway patrol is based out of Vanderhoof and little if any of our two dozen officers in town are “qualified” operate the radar and issue ticket there seems to be little if any fines handed out. A toll actually sounds like a reasonable idea toll are charge for the usage of Forest Roads buy commercial users so perhaps this should also be applied to roads like the north road. Seems our local mills shut down their hauling over the last few very warm days yet this same action to save the road base was not done by out of town mills. I also challenge you to come up and take your family for a drive on the north road which is a PUBLIC road running north of Fort St James and see how safe you think it is!

Lets get some vids of old Native and white ladies getting arrested just to give the visual of us all getting along,maybe a couple of pics of some dirty homeless hippies with nothing better to do than travel around occupying space that no one even cares about…save the trees,save the trees,kill all the whales.

If there’s one thing that’s sad about this region, it’s all the redneck attitudes towards things like: wow…First Nations! Be glad for the house you have and the land you sleep on. And ask: did we buy this land from people? Did we negotiate? Did we defeat them in a war? NO. We showed up…slowly, took over, created reserves, gave them alcohol & the bible and said “go”. We short change them on housing, education and self determination and then we complain when they stand up for themselves. “They get more benefits than me”….many will whine! The privelage you have to work in your pulp mills and logging trucks is on the backs of these people and their ancestors. You’re welcome, by the way!

Aside of that, what’s the rush? Can’t wait to cut down more trees? Slow down…pace yourselves. Let these folks have their chance to voice their concerns (you too can do this: we call it free speech! and let’s start including and consulting with the people from here. There are many trees left in the forest and many rocks left in the ground to take. Before we take more: how about sharing a little more (after all, my 3 yr old knows to slow down and share. Seems like we forgot!).

White man gave us booze and religion…we gave white man cancer…I say fair trade…

Well I’m glad that there is a good deal of interest here. I also hope the interest spills out to other jurisdictions. I also sympathize with many opponents, but the oposition is still prevelent and I as well as many others would like to see the government settle some of these land claims with our first nation brothers. IMO it is long over due.

I love cheeseburgers.

Has anyone got answer to the question why are aboriginals living in the USA typically proud of the fact that they are “Indians”, even to the extent that people show off their staus cards with 1/16th “Indian” blood.

Look at this web site about the Navajo Nation in the south west.

http://www.navajo-nsn.gov

As it says, the Navajo Nation extends into the states of Utah , Arizona and New Mexico, covering over 27,000 square miles of unparalleled beauty. Diné Bikéyah, or Navajoland, is larger than 10 of the 50 states in America.

And this one of the American Indian Science and Engineering Society.
http://www.aises.org/who

I remember a group being up here about 20 years ago at a conference. Wonderful people still attached to their culture jsut like many immigrants to this country are.

The reaction of some of you on this site is totally un-Canadian, totally unacceptable in today’s world when indigenous people all over the world are rediscovering their heritage.

It is ironic that the country known for killing off “Indians” as they marched from east to west in the Indian Wars years appears to be treating its indiginous population better than we are, the ones where many fled to get aweay from the Yanks.

to Vulgar Sage
The FN children in my kids classes are constantly telling my children about getting money to go to school. Hmmm

“My3Centsworth on January 11 2012 2:53 PM

“I wonder if I were to set up a roadblock on a highway, how long it would last”

The RCMP would have had you locked up in a matter of minutes”

Just like they locked up the white dudes protesting the dumping of sludge on their neighbours farm…give me a break.

“My3Centsworth on January 11 2012 2:53 PM

“I wonder if I were to set up a roadblock on a highway, how long it would last”

The RCMP would have had you locked up in a matter of minutes”

Just like they locked up the white dudes protesting the dumping of sludge on their neighbours farm…give me a break.

“@JohnnyBelt you are right that you will not find these rights within the Canadian Law system because the aboriginal rights are a different system. The law officials will not want to set more precedent by taking the blockaders to court. (Especially with other issues like Enbridge on the table). Then taxpayers will have to pay for the court to recognize aboriginal title once again. If you don’t like it, write your MP and tell them you want a treaty.”

What kind of BS is that? So if you’re native, you’re not subject to the laws of the land and you may block any road you choose?

Just like someone suggested, if that’s the case, they should put tolls up everywhere. See how long that lasts.

I am totally for freedom of speech! BUT if everybody who had a complaint or disagreed with a situation reacted in this manner (like strikes) everyone would suffer!!! There are issues that need to be dealt with… but this way? It reminds me of a child throwing a tantrum. There needs to be better communication on both sides so that this doesn’t continuously have to happen.

I am totally for freedom of speech! BUT if everybody who had a complaint or disagreed with a situation reacted in this manner (like strikes) everyone would suffer!!! There are issues that need to be dealt with… but this way? It reminds me of a child throwing a tantrum. There needs to be better communication on both sides so that this doesn’t continuously have to happen.

I am totally for freedom of speech! BUT if everybody who had a complaint or disagreed with a situation reacted in this manner (like strikes) everyone would suffer!!! There are issues that need to be dealt with… but this way? It reminds me of a child throwing a tantrum. There needs to be better communication on both sides so that this doesn’t continuously have to happen.

They are NOT letting emergency traffic through. A fire truck that was on call wasn’t allowed through…

@all misinform people here, when the Europeans came here that they force the FN to send their children to residential school where they weren’t allowed to speak their own language(if they did they would be punished physically) later on forgetting the language & only knew how to speak English, some of these kids were rape, some tried ran away(which most of then died trying to get back to their village or got caught and punished harshly). As they grew older(the survivals) were physically,mentally & emotionally scared for life. When they had their own kids they didn’t know how to show their love, they only knew was how to be abusive because they weren’t able to learn how to be good parents, and most of they parents became alcoholics so they can take to pain away forget about it until they sobered up. I could of went into more detail but I just wanted to make a point of how the fn were treated back than so that’s why’re Europeans(whiteman) they made treaty’s with the FN, they want led to make it up for what their ancestors did to them. I could go on and into more details but that’s not what the whole articule is about.
Sorry to get off topic but I like what their doing because their trying to make the govnt aware of what the loggers are doing but I can’t believe how important stuff like firetrucks not being able to go through or other important emergency vechiles. Just so everyone know I am from Nak’azdli but am currently living in a different province.

The blockade quickly showed the sheer volume of raw wood leaving the town, and many defend that by saying ‘at least’ we still had jobs for loggers and drivers.
Perhaps the same people could look again at the protestors on the reserve and think about what happens when you’ve had generations of expecting “the least” from Canadian society.
Bad timing as well when the feds are pushing the Enbridge pipeline to export crude oil and deliver a couple dozen jobs while the rest of us take on incredible environmental risk and no benefit.

Good point (deadwood)and I can easily imagine our NORTHERN OUT OF SIGHT OUT OF MIND citicens standing knee deep in dirty oil singing “O CANADA or another little dity thanking Enbridge for the oil spill.

You know why the natives don’t have signed treaties? IMO It is because the liberals have found out how soft the northern people realy are so they applied the same tactic to the northern natives. But you know the natives really aren’t quiet and forgiving all of the time.

You know why the natives don’t have signed treaties? IMO It is because the liberals have found out how soft the northern people realy are so they applied the same tactic to the northern natives. But you know the natives really aren’t quiet and forgiving all of the time evidenced by the blockade of heighway 27.

“Hey, A blockade put Tofino on the map. For about 12 years after the Clayoquot Sound blockades at least 6 new resorts were built to handle the onslaught of tourists.”

FSJ is going to be the new Tofino?

The Nak’azdli say they do not have any agreements related to forestry, fishing, mining, or mineral exploration

http://www.conifex.com/about/community

Surefire, explain WHY the Nak`azdli did NOT sign a treaty during the whole entire decade when the BC NDP ran this province and those Liberals were the official opposition,i.e. powerless.

Robin Hood…and with Apollo

Tl’oh Forest Products Fort St. James, BC

Tl’oh Forest Products is a partnership between Apollo Forest Products and the Nak’azdli First Nation in Fort St. James. Tl’oh opened for business in December of 1995 and is a manufacturer of high-quality finger joint stud lumber using the trim blocks from primary mills.

Tl’oh is managed locally and guided by a board of directors consisting of two members appointed from the Nak’azdli Nation and two owners from Apollo Forest Products, Bill Stewart and Lisa Allen.

The lumber mill is located on status land adjacent to the Nak’azdli Reserve, which makes our employment attractive to local First Nations members. We currently employ approximately 40 people of which over 90% are members of the First Nations.

Decisions are made with the health and sustainability of the community in mind and management is constantly seeking means to build capacity for health, education and youth.

The Fort is no different than any other town or city where the drivers of commercial vehicles or private vehicles speed. It does not make it right anywhere.

The thing is, many of the vehicles are now going through the top end at Mackenzie to get where they need to go – bypassing Fort St James completely. So there goes your income from fuel, groceries and yes even the liqour store, restraunts and some hotels to name a few.

The Fort has had the speed radars out on the side of the roads for months – message not getting through. Why is there no monitoring from the RCMP – is it because it is not important or not enough money to monitor?

Maybe start looking at where these companies are getting paid and how. Still no excuse – human wants prevail. These loads are done by trip rates and who sets the rates. Gee, is it the big lumber/mill companies? It is not just logging trucks. Chip trucks are also paid by the trip. These drivers do not want to see anything slow them down.

How about stopping a few companies on rotation and talk to head management. So the innocent people do not have to suffer with their livelihoods?

I believe one of the larger corporations in PG sets most of the rates to the contractors whether you like it or not. I wonder who that would be?

Slow down you guys! How many trucks have already gone into the ditch this winter up there? One would be amazed. It is not the road conditions it is the speed!

Many of the vehicles are now going through the top end at Mackenzie to get where they need to go – bypassing Fort St James completely. So there goes your income from fuel, groceries and yes even the liqour store, restraunts and some hotels to name a few.

One reason for the difference between the Navajos and bands in BC is that the Navajo reserve is very large while reserves here in BC are tiny, even in comparison to the rest of Canada. When the reserves were laid out, they included the houses and outbuildings and generally nothing else. They (in particular the vile Joseph Trutch, first Lieutenant Governor of BC) actually went around and reduced the size of existing reserves. This is the main reason that bands here have no economic base: the forests and other resources were suddenly claimed by the province not to belong to them. Another consequence is that it was much harder for the whites to exert the degree of control they did here, and in particular, to get the kids into school. I have one friend, for example, who was kidnapped by the whites and taken to residential school, where he spent one night. His grandfather found out, rode to the school, put him on the horse in back of him, and took him home, where he grew up the traditional way. The whites never found him again. As a young man he worked for the railroad for a while and learned a little bit of English but to this day his usual and only fluent language is Navajo.

Irri’s comments are the only really accurate statements posted here.

The problems we have today stem from many decades of tinkering and tampering from the federal government. Who benefits from the perpetuation of this problem?
The answer is, of course, lawyers.

Reg, good to see you are still around.
metalman.

What ever happened to the talks from the barricade last year when the First Nations were stopping people from entering Mount Milligan Mine site????

Take a look at South Africa when the minority 2 % white tried to control the majority native 98% African. Went to pieces. BC has a native population of 4% trying to control 96% other. Will not work.

Guesswhat we are talking the stoppage of commercial truck traffic for a few days there really is very little income lost, fuel will be bought from coop either way, Jimmy P gets all our money for our groceries anyway who also owns Canfor, liquor store sales go to government anyway plus scary to think of commercial trucks stopping to pick up booze all we need, no trucks stop in FSJ for Chinese food or pizza, logging trucks stay overnight stay in a logging camp owned by a PG based company so really were is all this loss? All this heavy industrial traffic does more $$ damage to our local public roads in a day then they then we in local income from them. If in the end we get a nice new completely refurbished hwy out of all this wood leaving our area then great but I think we will see nothing just our future incomes going down the road.

@hotwire.. “the stoppage of commercial truck traffic for a few days there really is very little income lost”. What do you consider a lot of income? I am pretty sure that everyday a truck doesn’t operate is not only a couple bucks!! Its work that is depended on!

@hotwire.. “the stoppage of commercial truck traffic for a few days there really is very little income lost”. What do you consider a lot of income? I am pretty sure that everyday a truck doesn’t operate is not only a couple bucks!! Its work that is depended on!

Hotwire – on your next payday take “a couple of days” which should be 20% and flush it down the toilet. Its only a couple days right?

hotwire – What planet are you from? Mars? Of course this affects a lot of people. What about the PetroCan etc not getting fuel? What about the people from the mines or construction on the school area and the appartments across from the school. I could go on if you like……..

You tell that to the white drivers and the first nations drivers as well as the black and blue ones…..This is people’s livlihoods. While you are at it you pay their lose wages.

Who works at the stores you mention? Pattison’s kids? NOt all truckers stay in camp. I pay for taxes to fix your roads also, like any other BC taxpayer. So What is your point now? Poor me attitude?

@hotwire.. “the stoppage of commercial truck traffic for a few days there really is very little income lost”. What do you consider a lot of income? I am pretty sure that everyday a truck doesn’t operate is not only a couple bucks!! Its work that is depended on!

Hotwire –
You are not just stopping logging trucks bucko. People from many different companies buy there that do not live there. I am one of them.

You want to be productive then how about doing what I suggested in another post or you take the inititive and escort them through town to see if you can get the point across!

This is not about the vehicles. This is about money. As the article states:
“the protestors are upset by the continued extraction of natural resources from Nak’azdli traditional territory while members of the First Nation receive little to no benefits.”

Just to blockade, is not getting you anything but negative support. NOw they want to talk to the Federal Government…

I am a native to Canada and I do not receive little to no benefits either. But, if I did not have to pay some of the taxes I could put money into the shares of these companies……….I am fed up of having to pay for “Other” peoples mistakes.

Guesswhat we are talking the stoppage of commercial truck traffic for a few days there really is very little income lost, fuel will be bought from coop either way, Jimmy P gets all our money for our groceries anyway who also owns Canfor, liquor store sales go to government anyway plus scary to think of commercial trucks stopping to pick up booze all we need, no trucks stop in FSJ for Chinese food or pizza, logging trucks stay overnight stay in a logging camp owned by a PG based company so really were is all this loss? All this heavy industrial traffic does more $$ damage to our local public roads in a day then they then we in local income from them. If in the end we get a nice new completely refurbished hwy out of all this wood leaving our area then great but I think we will see nothing just our future incomes going down the road.

Is this just greed??? They get full medical, dental, schooling, and dont have to pay taxes and they want more money??? were is white man land cause i would love to have all this free stuff!! Then on top of it they still think we owe them. This road block causes problems with everyone that works in the bushcome on people is all they want is fighting??didnt this town just get over the mine thing and now this, yesterday they said it was due to environmental issues today its danger on our highways. Do they even know why there doing this everyone i talk to has a different oppinion,dont they have a woodlot and a mill??? dont they live in houses that the wood come straight from the mill.

hotwire – LOL Best you can do is cut and paste? LOL

Re: Prince George Jan 12 @10:42 I must say that I really don’t know whether the NDP got in by a majority or not so I can’t comment on why the NDP didn’t settle the land claims back in that time it could be that the first nations wern’t feeling ignored as I’m sure they would under the Liberals. I did read a bout some of their history and you are right, the NDP were elected in 1972,1991, and 1996. The story goes on to say they have established a lasting legacy of progressive legislation for British Columbians. I don’t know if it were a Liberal or an NDP person wrote that comment but it is there in black and white.

By the way they say our roads are not ment for all the big trucks well for some reason i think that has nothing to do with them they have no say, we pay the taxes not them when they pay for OUR roads then mabey they should have a say. I would be humiliated showing that i never had a job and all i could do with my day was to sit in the middle of our road and say i wanted money for nothing.

One hopes it does not take as long to settle and remove them as it did for Mayor Robertson to remove the protesters from the art gallery.