If you people keep doing what you are doing by blocking roads and such….you will not be getting your payments from income tax payers that work a ful day. That would be a waste for you and for the rest.

Blockade any road or roads. With universal direct deposit, I don’t see a problem. Just slip through when they’re at the bank. Unless they bank and buy online. But if they buy online they have to go and get it or have it delivered. Hmmm. Could be air dropped intaed. What a carborundrum.

instead….faulty keyboard :)

DPJ, your comments are offensive.

Hmm… seems this story is attracting the unibrowed knuckle dragging Neanderthals! Amazing that they would know how to turn on a computer, let alone post a comment to this site!

I have nothing against native people, however it seems when some bands don’t get their way the members think blocking the roads are the answer. Of course the government readily opens the cheque book to pay them off. yet if any other race of people decided to block roads going through their neighbourhoods the government would have them arrested. I mean no offense to anyone by saying this…simply just pointing out what everyone else is afraid to say. I would say the exact same if it was my race, or any other race doing so

cowards hiding behind an online handle

Full-time equivalent (Fte); perhaps the following information will help you understand.

“The Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Delgamuukw case in late 1997 was widely seen as a turning point for treaty negotiations. The decision confirmed aboriginal title does exist in British Columbia, that it’s a right to the land itself, not just the right to hunt, fish or gather, and that when dealing with Crown land, the government must consult with and may have to compensate First Nations whose rights are affected.”

http://www.bctreaty.net/files/pdf_documents/delgamuukw.pdf

trueindianfromnakazdli. What’s your name and address?

whats yours?
lol

I have nothing against native people, however it seems when some bands don’t get their way the members think blocking the roads are the answer. Of course the government readily opens the cheque book to pay them off. yet if any other race of people decided to block roads going through their neighbourhoods the government would have them arrested. I mean no offense to anyone by saying this…simply just pointing out what everyone else is afraid to say. I would say the exact same if it was my race, or any other race doing so

Not all indians are lousy but the ones behind this blockade are and should be dealt with appropiately.

I don’t need my house burned down by inadvertently offending some one with my opinions. These days there just happens to be very light penalties for law-breaking. And alas, not every one has the “Gladue decision” in their back pockets either. I prefer to remain a nonny mouse. One of the few freedoms I have been able to retain.

Recent case law out of Fort Nelson ruled against the Fort Nelson first nation essentially making blockades illegal. I believe this one will be the first test of this case law..

Oh Canada eh..

Full-time equivalent (Fte); perhaps the following information will help you understand.

“The Supreme Court of Canada decision in the Delgamuukw case in late 1997 was widely seen as a turning point for treaty negotiations. The decision confirmed aboriginal title does exist in British Columbia, that it’s a right to the land itself, not just the right to hunt, fish or gather, and that when dealing with Crown land, the government must consult with and may have to compensate First Nations whose rights are affected.”

http://www.bctreaty.net/files/pdf_documents/delgamuukw.pdf

i am a full blooded indian from the fort i lived a rough life growing up dealing with racism, my grandfather was murdered by a jealous white man, i was in and out of jail through my teens, sick of people saying we live a free life off of the government as of today i have a red seal in hd mechanics, B ticketed welder, my projected earnings are $96000 annually, tax free of course i work on the rez, i have alot of toys and even with all that said i still survive off of the land at the cabin, even that is hard to do cause of all the illegal hunting going on. we have rights and theres nothing you can do to take that from us, i have sworn to my father i will fight to the death to protect our traditional territory, and that i intend to do, and no im not involved with this particular blockade but i support where they are coming from

northman; the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) did not rule against the right to blockade, it simple ruled that there was an “abuse of process” concerning individuals in the Fort Nelson Indian Band.

The proper “process” would have been to pursue an injunction and seek legal means first to assert their right to adequate consultation and informed consent. Those individuals did not pursue the legal course of action first, and therefore an “abuse of process” occurred.

When the JRP rules against the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline, and the Harper Government overrule the JRP, First Nations and Tribal Councils, like the CSTC, will take the government to court (seeking a legal course of action). Will the courts rule in favour of these First Nations and Tribal Councils? Of course they will.

If you can’t govern your comments in a civil manner, we will remove your privileges. If you can’t make a point without using the kind of name calling and language that you have , One more instance and We will delete you all.
My God ! CAN’T WE BE CIVIL

gee one neighbour is a priest and my other neighbour is a very successful business man as in my uncle whos outfit just won canadian aboriginal business of the year.

If consultation was not frustrated by the First Nations and adequate reasonable compensation is given in regards to northern gateway the courts may rule against FN. First Nations do not have veto power over crown lands.

i guess now it dont make sense the comments were deleted sorry

Ditto

The Joint Review Panel was never meant to be “the venue” for consultation with First Nations. Consultation and prior informed consent must take place at a government to government level.

As for reasonable compensation being given, no such thing. That pipeline directly threatens their right to hunt, fish and gather in their traditional territories.

First Nations have that SCC upheld right, and so do their future generations. It is perhaps those future generations ability to still hunt, trap, fish and gather berries that pushes this generation of First Nations people to protect the land and water. You see it is not theirs, it is their future generations!

Funny how First Nations take measures to protect the interests for their future generations, while we let some multi-nation oil corporations, worried about profits in the next fiscal quarter, run our government and set our future!!!

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