charter.rights

The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that The Royal Proclamation 1763 in its protection of "Indians" "And whereas it is just and reasonable, and essential to our Interest, and the Security of our Colonies, that the several Nations or Tribes of Indians with whom We are connected, and who live under our Protection, should not be molested or disturbed in the Possession of such Parts of Our Dominions and Territories as, not having been ceded to or purchased by Us...." extends to taxation and seizure. The Royal Proclamation in the eyes of the law is a treaty.

You might want to review Canadian and British history. There are many treaties - many numbered treaties since the inception of Canada - that have been signed between the Crown on behalf of Canada and sovereign First Nations. Yet in our history there is not an instance where a "First Nations" capitulated to the Crown, or to the government of Canada. As they were sovereign First Nations when they signed the treaties, there has never been any change that made them "un-sovereign" You are not only Leafless but clueless as well.

It isn't based on race. Tax exemption and sect. 25 Charter Rights (The Royal Proclamation 1763) stem from international treaties. These treaties can't be undone or altered without altering the terms that we get the land in exchange for their favours.

They are not getting any more tax breaks than they have always enjoyed. The provincial exemption (would would apply to all goods delivered to the reserve) is now back to where it was originally - at the point of sale. There is absolutely no change to the way has been for at least 30 years. Perhaps you better pay attention to what it about to happen with the Residential School Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We have collectively done far more to native peoples than we have even realized. I have heard some of the stories of abuse told by native Elders and the Canadians that perpetuate, hid and now try to cover up that abuse are monsters. Those who continue to deny the abuse are idiots. Funny (or not too funny) the thinking that created residential schools is alive and well in the Canadian ethic. There are more native children in foster care today (you know forced removal) than all of the children that went through residential school in 100 years. The number one reason for their removal is poverty - something the United Nations defines as "genocide". And what are you doing about that? (Hint: If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem.)

Ah....so you admit to being only half-witted?

The federal government is set to give aboriginals a major concession on Ontario’s new harmonized sales tax.... Looks like the point-of-sale exemption for status natives will be continued in Ontario after the HST is implemented.

Oleg, You seem to have expert opinion when it comes to gays. Do you have first (and second hands) experience?

Sure there is. Toadbrother is right, everyone else is wrong.

Israel does not have the right to pirate ships in international waters. Doing so makes them terrorists.

If you consider the post Harris chaos, Harris ran a bigger deficit than Bob Rae did. The only difference is that Harris so muddled the books that no one understood what was really going on. If you remember, when McGuinty took over, Ernie Eves (a Harris legacy) had deliberately understated the deficit and changed the books to make it look like Ontario had more money than they really did.

If you ask any municipal politician, you will find how much they hate binding arbitration. In many cases police, firefighters and ambulance service workers get what they are asking for. They understand the game very well and only take very reasonable requests - like pay and benefit increases - to binding arbitration. The process usually paints municipalities as being unreasonable.

Evil Roy Slade (John Astin), of the same movie......

Yet history has shown that the judgment of whether or not violence is justified does not happen until long after the acts have already been committed. The leaders of revolutions often were considered terrorists and insurgents and in the end rose to hero status AFTER the violent acts had already taken their toll. So at the end of the day, the end does justify means in many cases.

Perhaps the same thing as Jack, but he now has a license for it.

Ah, you don't understand what evidence is then. Maybe the stories, the geological signs and the claim a boat has been discover high in the mountains may not be entirely empirical, but anecdotal evidence and historical evidence is valid just the same. The key is that it must undergo a greater amount of scrutiny but you don't get to discount it just because you donn't like it. That facts i that during the melting of the ice-age glaciers, southern Ontario - like many other places - was flooded out well beyond what the current lake levels are. It was estimated that Lake Iroquois basin had a loaded depth of between 1000 and 1500 feet with the ice sheet being as deep as 3000 feet thick. Could the massive melting of such a glacier raise the water even higher? There are lots of reasons why this might be plausible.

Sure there is. There is a story that crosses cultural boundaries on opposite sides of the earth about a flood that occurred. We have geological evidence of massive floods taking place around the world. And now we have a claim of Noahs boat being found. It is all evidence which can be examined and questioned. Is it complete Not likely. Does it confirm the presence of a world-wide flood? We can't tell until all the other evidence is examined. Scientist keep an open mind about such evidence and questions. Only fanatics would deny it at such an early stage. Even skeptics would at least examine the evidence and place their doubt, but never deny the evidence. Considering that your present day frame of reference would not be reliable for historic events what would be your reason to dispute the evidence and what proof do you have that a flood did not take place as recorded?

Because there is evidence that suggests it might have happened.

Challenging beliefs can be a good thing as long as one's mind is open about the process. However, those who make claims that it could never have happened because it just doesn't make sense (today) are as bad as the fundamentalists who claim God told them so..... IN order to properly challenge anything , one has to have the mind that the event could or could not have taken place in the way it has been presented.

So do native creation stories.

Actually for democracy's sake I think parliament will become more fractured as regional parties pop up to represent their constituents. Getting rid of the 3 or 4 party system is a good thing as real democracy isn't bulldozed through but is discussed and debated from every angle and point of view. Ducceppe is probably the only party leader who has remained true to his mandate.

The downside of commercial wind generation is that it comes in at about $8 per KW. Nuclear runs $2 per KW.

Even funnier that a year ago the Conservatives were ahead of the Liberals in Quebec. How crappy to be in third place in the province that made the difference in the last election.

HEY! Anything that allows one to scan through clothes and see beautiful women in the nude, can't be all that bad.

It is a waste of time Rue. Garish Mr. Canada is only interested in fitting in with the gays and is using this thread to cover his presence at their parade. If he gets caught in public playing with "the boys" then he can claim a excuse that he is just exposing them. However, we all know that it is just a cover up for his still in the closet feelings towards men.

Fire the entire Federal Civil service...savings $120 billion. Fire the Government....priceless....