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I hesitate to even mention this as I haven't given it a lot of consideration, but I was thinking the same thing just the other day but within the context of what the government already spends annually... some $30 billion or so. In 2024 there was a proposed housing top up of another $9 billion; $39 billion is an awful lot of money and I don't think that anyone is actually getting their monies worth here. Admittedly my grasp of the numbers is a bit weak but apparently there are some 1.8 million natives in Canada and I'm guessing that's both status and non status folks. If I did the math right that comes to about $22,000 per person that could be paid out tax free in the absence of maintaining a large federal bureaucracy. I'd take that a step further and suggest that it should only be paid to status holders who actually live on reserves... certainly a much smaller number and thus a higher payout. And before Herb's underwear gets in a knot, my grandkids are non-status so I really have no dog in this particular fight. But what if, instead of maintaining a bloated government department, the money was paid out individually and individual nations (bands would be better IMO) had the power and autonomy to tax and spend in support of their own purposes and priorities at a local level? Probably not an original idea but I wonder if such a thing is even worthy of consideration. The current state of affairs seems more cumbersome, less equitable and more wasteful than the alternative by comparison, at least IMO (which remains malleable BTW). If nothing else, natives in Canada would have the autonomy and individual responsibility they never had before and Herb wouldn't be able to blame whitey for any mismanagement or corruption. Is that a dumb idea? 18 inches of overhead cover established... clear to engage.

That somewhat makes sense. And I'm asking the following question with the admission that I have not been following the story: does it make sense given the reports of non-criminals, citizens being deported? Now we're in the realm of the political, I realize. So, even if he's only deporting criminals, there is at least a level of perception that people are being snatched off the street.

Well of course. And I strongly suspect they will lose these court cases as well just like trump did. And it won't matter because it's coming so late now that even if it was proven it wouldn't change the results of the election. Although I'm sure we would never hear the end of how trump is the illegitimate president, but we're going to hear that anyway But what gets me is the hypocrisy. The number of democrats or supporters who adamantly demanded banging fists gnashing teeth and rending garments that the whole rigged voting machine argument was utterly impossible and unthinkable and you had to be the biggest conspiracy theory not to even entertain it was simply staggering. But now it's basically trump stole the election with voter box fraud. 🙄 I mean honestly It's only been four years since they were saying you had to be a certified nutjob to believe this kind of thing

I don't necessarily disagree with you, I'm not a huge fan of war crimes. But I feel the term war crimes gets thrown around quite a bit and often without being entirely justified. What are examples of what you're thinking of as being war crimes?

Trump's focus for deportations has largely been criminals, including in LA. Looks like he's pointing that out and saying he's not going to deport all illegals, which he hasn't been doing anyways. Maybe this is his way of trying to quell some of the uproar in LA.

They have to prove it in court. Trump lost every lawsuit.

The issue is the US is a nuclear power and Iran isn't. The US can retaliate against China, including cyberwarfare etc. Granted, the US needs to be very careful in regards to China, like they were with the USSR during the Cold War.

Are you saying no actions of Israel should ever be criticized? I support their right to self-defense and to eliminate Hamas but they do sometimes go too far. Israel is far more ethical than Hamas, but Hamas shouldn't be the standard of behaviour. I do think it's very hypocrtical

Most Americans are like yourself: completely ignorant about the way Israel was founded in 1948

Fair point. I understand why they occupied the Golan Heights etc for strategic defense purposes, I don't blame them for that. But that's different than building West Bank settlements and using the denial of food as a war tactic. Israel is never going to please everyone but they do themselves no favors in international eyes when they do things like commit war crimes. Israel's existence depends on international support from the US and other western countries, and that support shouldn't be completely unconditional.

You cannot be autonomous living in your mother's basement. When they can care for themselves without any help from others, the way the rest of us do, then they will live at the whom of those of us who do

Until Indigenous pay taxes like everyone else or collect their own taxes to pay for their own health and education, they will remain a kept people. That’s just the way it goes. Either demonstrate true self-sustainability or pay the cost of your upkeep by paying into the system. Everyone with a brain sees the two-tier citizenship and the dependency the Indian Act and reserve system creates, yet it’s the Indigenous who want to keep it. Stoke the past injustice narratives, demand more money. Keep needling Canada, but the price of this game is never breaking the cycle of dependence.

Bonkers.

These land acknowledgements that are being made frequently by politicians are not wise. It only provokes FN activists to demand more and the acknowledgements will be used by FN activists to make further demands and claims. White man will be paying forever.

Bill Maher has a great take on the land acknowledgments. He says either give the land back or STFU.

Robosmith's ultimate idol: THE AYATOLLAH ZUCCHINI!!

That is a complete lie. And you've been presented with the evidence to show that that is a complete lie I have no idea why you insist on being a completely retarded príck at times but repeating lies like that makes you a completely retarded príck just so you know

Nobody even knows who you're talking to. I guess it's the weekend, your communication skills are going to shít already

There are a long list of lies that you have knowingly told, this has to be the most disgusting.

Northern Ireland consists of six of the nine counties of the historic province of Ulster. The other three - Donegal, Cavan and Monaghan - are in the Republic of Ireland.

The law says they have the right to request asylum before a judge. MAGAT's have no use for laws that might get in their way. A lot of these people are already in the immigration system and had actual court dates, It is MAGAT's who are ignoring the law.

Our programs to mentor foreign doctors are laughably inadequate in terms of magnitude and are part of a medical establishment that is at best ambivalent, let’s say, as to whether they should be coming here at all. My local med school trains no GPs for my town any more. Sending my tax dollars to Egypt would make more sense.

Probably behind the arson forest fires if I had to guess. The pattern being used is the same as the China virus to garner sympathy, attack the government. Very sick

Well done Israelis. They should have formed an underground special forces inside Iran also, to assassinate simultaneously the Islamic Republic military and political figures and the mullahs in power to start an uprising.