โWe, the {1,514} Musqueam people openly and publicly declare and affirm {to the 3 million people of the Vancouver Lower Mainland} that we hold aboriginal title to {your} land and โaboriginal rightsโ to exercise use of {your} land, the sea and fresh waters, and all their resources within that territory occupied and used by our ancestorsโฆโ
โโMusqueam Declarationโ
โGovernment of Canada’s landmark agreement recognizes Musqueam First Nation’s Aboriginal title in Metro Vancouverโ
“…A February 20 federal news release that received virtually no media coverage.
โThe agreement creates a structured framework for gradually implementing Musqueamโs authority in decision-making over much of the Lower Mainlandโs lands and waters. Their {claimed but unproven} โtraditional territoryโ includes the regionโs mountainous, forested watershed that feed into Metro Vancouverโs drinking water reservoirs, as well as West Vancouver, North Vancouver City, North Vancouver District, Vancouver, the University of British Columbia, the University Endowment Lands, Burnaby, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, New Westminster, Richmond, Vancouver International Airport, the northern areas of Delta and Surrey, and the waterways.โย
This is only part of the Canadian federal governmentโs Segregated fiscal โobligationsโwhere โAboriginal Peoplesโ are concerned…and does not include the enormous network of Provincial and Municipal-government Aboriginal-only programs โ programs that are in almost every Ministry and department:
โThe federal governmentโs 2024-25 budget sets aside nearly $32 billion for โIndigenousโ {sic}Services Canada (โIโSC) and Crown-โIndigenousโ Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CโIโRNAC).Thatโs more than what Ottawa is spending on National Defence ($29.9 billion), and over half of whatโs being transferred to provinces for health care through the Canada Health Transfer ($52.1 billion).
โBooks have been written about Charlie. Buildings have been named in his memory. He is featured in more than 50 โLegacy Spacesโ across Canada sponsored by banks, major retailers, universities, performing-arts centres, and governments. Thousands of Canadians from coast to coast โWalk for Wenjackโ every October. Children in more than 65,000 classrooms across Canada and in the United States are being taught about his altogether too-short life and tragic death through a book called โSecret Pathโ.
โUnfortunately, much of what has been written and said about Charlie Wenjackโincluding some contents of โSecret Pathโโhas no basis in fact.โ
Mark Carney as Prime Minister shares many things with his predecessor, Justin Trudeau, one of which is the way that both of them contradict their own fathers when it comes to the Aboriginal issue โ despite the fact that the fathers knew far more about the subject than their foolish, virtue-signaling sons…
โโLiberal’ {Party} Leader Mark Carney distanced himself from comments his late father made 60 years ago as an educator that were dismissive of some โIndigenousโ {sic, Aboriginal} people, and his subsequent defence of residential schools in the later years of his life.
“Some have criticized me for stating that the good, as well as the bad, of residential schools should be recognized. I stand by that statement. Others have criticized me for stating that the Truth and Reconciliation report was not as balanced as it should be. I stand by that statement as well. And finally, I have been criticized for offering concerned Canadians a space to comment critically about the โIndian Actโ. My statements and the resulting posts were never meant to offend anyone, and I continue to believe that โIndigenousโ issues are so important to all of us, that a frank and honest conversation about them is vital.”
โLynn Beyak, the controversial Senator from northwestern Ontario with a long history of making inflammatory remarks about โIndigenousโ {sic} peoples {Leading with an unsupported editorial comment from a supposed โjournalistโ โ typical CBC}, is resigning from the Red Chamber.
Petition To Remove Race Laws In The Canadian Constitution, Which Gives Only One Race “Inherent Rights”.
PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS:
WE, the undersigned citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the Government of Canada to the following:
THAT whereas the Indian Act and Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, (1867) have divided Canadians by race and heritage;
have perpetuated the unequal treatment of Canadian Aboriginals, providing the legal framework for segregation via the reserve system;
have prevented reserve Aboriginals from equal provincial educational access;
have prevented reserve Aboriginals from having the full legal, economic and property rights and opportunities of other Canadian citizens;
AND whereas the inclusion of Sections 35 and 25 in the Constitution Act (1982) have divided Canadians by race and heritage;
have disrupted legal commercial and exploration activities;
have introduced legal uncertainty into property ownership;
have left some Canadians without proper police protection, as in Caledonia, Ont.;
and have left most Canadians with diminished rights with every expansion of ‘indigenous rights’ based on Section 35;
AND whereas the inclusion of “with particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders” in Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) has resulted in a two- tiered system of justice, wherein Canadians receive different legal outcomes, depending on their race/ethnic heritage;
AND whereas the United Nations “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” contains provisions that are fundamentally incompatible with Canada’s constitutional framework;
THEREFORE, your Petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to take the following actions:
THE passage of the repeal of the Indian Act;
THE passage of the removal of “with particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders” in Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46);
THE removal of Canada’s signature from the United Nations “Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples”;
THE calling of a Constitutional conference, pursuant to Section 35.1 of the Constitution Amendment Proclamation (1983), leading to the repeal of Sections 35 and 25 of the Constitution Act (1982), and Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act (1867);
THE active encouragement of the provincial legislatures to do the same, or via provincial referenda; and the calling of a federal/provincial Constitutional conference to finalize these changes desired by the people of Canada, including setting a date for the final termination of Treaty and land claims submissions.
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โHow The Aboriginal Industry Wins In Courtโ {September 16, 2015}:
โIn Indian treaty rights cases, the standards of evidence and logic are not what they are elsewhereโฆ In these trials by history (i.e, law office history), watching the highly-skilled, forceful attorneys at work serving the Indian cause was a thoroughly eye-opening experience. From them, I learned much about the selective use โ and suppression of โ historical and anthropological evidenceโฆโ
โDeconstructing The Aboriginal Industryโ (June 2, 2016):
โCanada spends billions on its native people, yet many aboriginals remain plagued by poverty, addiction and other social ills. Meanwhile, a handful of lawyers, Band leaders and chiefs prosper…โ