Hawk

What needs to happen is

1) Treaties are recognized as is, since they are indeed legally binding under Canadian law.. however it is convenient for inflation to be taken into consideration. If we are truly going to follow the treaties 'to the letter' lets give them their $1050 per YEAR (to quote an agreement with the Five Nations).

2) Canada needs to dissolve and either a) reform with all treaties no longer applying to the new government body or stay split up or reform borders based on regional political preferences

3) Natives truly 'concerned' about their culture should truly preserve it, and be encouraged to preserve it. Cut off all power, oil, everything to the reserves, drag off housing, infrastructure, schools (since they are so very terrible at teaching native studies this shouldn't hurt at all), take away their guns, clothing, and so on. Throw some buffalo onto the reserve, build a high fence around it so nobody can interfere, and let them live a few winters like that.
Then go to them, and offer them the choice of continuing in 'their culture' or coming back to ours.


Realistically, they are killing their own culture, and realistically they deserve the 'situation' they got themselves into. Prove to me why I should take the blame for 200 year old crimes, and also prove to me how it is so one-sided because the native studies I did do proved there was atrocities on both sides of the fence.

Then once you've done all that, prove to me how throwing more money, or giving them all they ask for, is going to make anything better. You can't. It won't. Because native people are too comfortable at blaming everyone else for the problems of their society, and I say 'their' society because indeed, thanks to the Indian Act and decades of pampering, it is indeed a seperate society from ours. That is one of the biggest problems I have with the entire situation.

We aren't an equal society and the very people that supposedly advocate 'equality' seem to think it a good thing to make different ethnic groups 'more equal' than others. That isn't discrimination? Use your mind, use your logic, use SOMETHING other than your heart for the sake of Canada and all our futures.

I will never vote green, NDP, Liberal, or ANY socialist party into power. I have seen them destroy nations throughout history and soon Canada will join those ranks, hopefully Alberta is no longer part of the sinking ship by that time.

Care to name one? Or is this another of those statements that is implicitly obvious even though the Klein government may very well be the most socialist in the country? Please enlighten me.

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Where to begin... hmm, how about Rome? Or how about the mother of communism, Russia? Or China (although lately it is going capitalist, and getting stronger)? Or Cuba (used to be a rich nation, till Castro took over)? Or Germany (Nationalist Socialist Party)? The list goes on and on, you should look into it before posting. Thanks.

Oh, and as for Klein, explain how reducing government costs and wages is in any way socialist =p Regardless, I am not a huge Klein fan, but he is definitely heads over the competition.

I think the Green Party should scrap its commitment to Kyoto.  Then you'd get some conservative voters...

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amen

that would kill Alberta more than any other province, especially since it so obviously aimed at us (I mean seriously, why should Ontario's auto industry be exempt?)

I will never vote green, NDP, Liberal, or ANY socialist party into power. I have seen them destroy nations throughout history and soon Canada will join those ranks, hopefully Alberta is no longer part of the sinking ship by that time.

I'd love to see that cash come back to me and my wife. My 17 month old son won't know that he received the cash, but that's not the point. We as a family will receive extra because we have a child. I see how bussinesses might think they're getting stiffed, but this isn't a business tax rebate, it's a personal one. It's obviously not based on who contributes what to the system.

I just want the cash - I know that if the Liberals invest it I'll never see it. It does feel dirty though, like the liberals are saying, "Say, we've destroyed a lot of Alberta in the name of oil and gas, so here's a few bucks to keep you from whining."

Cameron

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True but keep in mind this is a provincial rebate, not a federal one

I for one am looking forward to this, it will return to me a paycheque of taxes that normally would simply be thrown at some social program (or the 'first nations' people, funny how we are still being blamed for their own self-made problems)

The problem with the CPC is they can never agree on anything, I mean look how they came into existence... a merge of parties.

They are throwing off Harper like they threw off Day, and as always at the worst possible time =p But its alright, I stopped supporting the CPC long ago.