It seems First Nations people are really peeved about this Bill C45. Why is the rest of Canada so apathetic?

[Chix]

Well, for starters, I'm not in favour of reduction in environmental protection laws. But suggesting the FN have some special deep and meaningful association with land that is sacred is a bunch of cow doodie.

FN have financially profited from the oil sands project where quote :

In 2008 alone, the oilsands provided more than $575 million worth of contract work to aboriginal-run firms in Northern Alberta; in the last decade, companies owned by First Nations people and bands, collected more than $3 billion from oilsands-related contracts. [unquote]

http://www.ethicaloil.org/news/mythbusti...t-alberta/

from the James Bay Hydro Electric dam project ( Paix des Braves)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bay_C...c_conflict

and even in poor old Attawapiskat, they receive monies *undisclosed* even now from deBeers for the 164 mining claims

So, why the disconnect? Because the FN are playing both sides, and rather than come clean and allow public to make an informed decision, they think continually assigning guilt is part of the Canadian Charter of Rights. And just like any other people or race who operate in a tolatarism dictatorship where one or few decide without consult, transparency or democratic process what every other will have - there is wide spread corruption and deceit within some bands.

For example, what happened to the $95 MILLION dollars (my tax dollars) sent to Attawapiskat in 2006? A reserve with a paltry 1900 people - even with the absurd cost of construction in a desolate wilderness, surely you can build some houses and a school with that kind of money.

Yet in spite of that huge amount of capital, half (or most) are living in abject poverty. What is worse - some living in the very same reserve boast new SUVs, big screen 50" TV,

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/artic...-addiction

This is precisely why Canadians are fed up. When the FN will open their books and allow government auditors to examine where that money was spent - then MAYBE, I will reconsider.

What is really tragic is their own people are afraid to come forward, and many will never ever see one penny and many will continue to suffer.

As I understand it, Harpers requirement is to publicly disclose their books - they already have to report it. Its the best thing that ever happened to MOST FN people who have been screwed by their own leaders.

(QUOTE)
TREATIES were made so YOU could have the life you lead now. [unquote)

No, actually, treaties were made so that YOU could live the life YOU have now.

http://www.uppercanadahistory.ca/fn/fn5.html

In any other culture, in the history of civilization - humans have had wars and have been conquered. Its brutal, its bloody and for the looser, it certainly must seem unfair.

Even as recently as 1945, countries in the Euro block after WW2 were forced into communism when Russia invaded in war times to defend against the Germans and then with a victory, never left. Do you think the people of Hungary were happy about it? Do you think they get a permanent stay and unlimited financial perks because they were assimilated in a war?

Do you study ANY other history or culture other than your own?

Genocide is often a result of war. Its not what I would choose, or endorse, but something that happened over 200 years ago does not make me responsible for it either.

Where there were no doubt wrongs and injustices done to the FN by the early Euro settlers - NO treaty ever guaranteed a millennium of social assistance, welfare, and unlimited social support on top of the profiteering through exploitation of lands and greedy extortion of public funds to a chosen few of band members.

I'm disgusted by the whole lot of them and sickened by the fact many FN children will grow up to be as bitter, jaded, self-involved hypocrites who are content to do nothing beyond live on welfare just their parents.