And as always
1 of the 3 points of the IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT – 1 that most definitely affects us all
And if that scares you a little or a lot or if you feel like it might not be the best thing the click here!
Treat me Right for July 11
Posts tagged:TREATIES
This is where we are going to talk about Harper’s Canada-China Treaty.
Treat me right for July 4
I love that this is popping up everywhere but I cannot help but wonder what it means to people when they see it. Do they relate to the cause, do they feel invested in participating in a solution or do they just see it as a them and us thing.
Here is a walk that some folk are going on.
Thank you for continuing the journey.
And as always
1 of the 3 points of the IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT – 1 that most definitely affects us all
And if that scares you a little or a lot or if you feel like it might not be the best thing then click here!
Thanks for reading as always
Treat me Right Thursdays for June 13
I am not 100% certain if this fellow would be backing my links below but I am thinking/hoping he would be in; otherwise, that outfit needs to be rethought.
Why this might not be a good thing
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Treat me Right Thursdays for June 6
I love that this is now appearing as graffiti around Toronto. But like the protest I went to last Saturday to deal with Rob Ford, 3500 people attending on Facebook looked more like 350 in real life. I wonder what it will take to make us stop, and change, and do something other than click, post or tweet. And to be honest I am not sure what that something other is anymore.
This is the latest news. How is this not even on the radar of all Canadians?
“The other party is the premiers of each province who have not stepped up to the plate.”
And as always
1 of the 3 points of the IDLE NO MORE MOVEMENT – 1 that most definitely affects us all
And if that scares you a little or a lot or if you feel like it might not be the best thing the click here!
Treat me Right Thursdays for May 30
Why do we need to protect our environment? Because it protects us.
Why this might not be a good thing
I am not a consumer of Tim Hortons but that should stay Canadian too.
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Treat me Right for May 23
Treat me Right Thursdays for May 16
Because Thursdays are the new Friday and Treaties are the new Hot. I want to talk Treaties. I want to talk about a new potential Canadian Treaty in the frame of reference to our old Treaties.
Why this might not be a good thing
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Treat me Right Thursdays
On Thursdays we are going to talk about treating us right. About treating our First Nations community right by honouring our treaties with them and by treating Mother Nature right by not entering into new treaties with countries that have a horrific environmental record.
Because I love spring chickens and seasons. I don’t really care when they show up, I get it, climate is not static but it is seasonal. So to say thank you to mother nature for spring please take a read below.
Why this might not be a good thing
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The folk at UP.
Don’t like Treaties … Might want to look at this
We always hear how we need to walk away from our agreements with the First Nations because they are out dated. So if we are not supporters of treaties then why are we looking at creating a new binding agreement with another group of people.
Why is might not be a good thing
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IDLE-ING NO MORE … Come along for the ride!
Thank you to our First Nations for waking me up to what exactly is going on in our Country. You have been the most vocal as of late in regards to Stephen Harper’s governing of Canada. In a way that makes sense, as you seem to have the most to lose or maybe you are just going to be the ones to feel the loss first.
UPDATE: Every word from here onwards, and including the six before it, were written on October 4th in conjunction with that day’s post. I have taken you to my first post on this day in hope that you will scroll upwards thru all the Treat me right Thursdays. I started to do a bit of reading on Harper and the Idle No More Movement in May and 6 months later I am afraid.
This is my interpretation of what I have read. I welcome you to doubt my words, challenge my words, teach me something new. This is not only about the China – Canada Treaty but the way in which it has come to light. The process of NAFTA was long and involved but this FIPA this has risen out of the dark. The dark being the Harper style of governance. The Idle No More movement drew me in to Canadian Politics so out of respect for their work and as a thank you I have dedicated Thursday to their news.
If you start to read about this topic you will realize First Nations Communities all over the global get in the way of either; the harvesting of natural resources or the movement of them from their source to their consumer. So how does one get around that fact? You win a majority government and you put thru Bill C-45.
1/ Change to the Indian Act. Want to sell off designated reserve land? All you need is the majority of the people at the meeting to say Yes. Not all the people who live on the land. This just made it much much easier to get at the land. Can each band stop this? Sure, everyone has to attend every meeting and stay on top of the politics in their area. Right, just like us.
2/ 1885 Navigational Water Act. Gutted. Like a fish. Except there may not be many of those left. In Canada we now have 3 Oceans, 97 Lakes and 62 Rivers protected. (Mountain Equipment Co-op will tell you 40 of our Heritage Lakes and Rivers are unprotected). Transport Minister Denis Lebel will tell you that this is for the little guy. The family man who wants to build a dock … why does he need to go thru all of that bureaucratic bullshit of paper work. If this is the reasoning then why is it as I stroll thru Toronto I am still seeing signs posted on buildings announcing they want of a liquor license or a 2nd floor. I live in a neighbourhood that is in a slow moving discussion over what good development looks like for the residents. Whether or not I step over drunken fools on a Saturday night/Sunday morning seems a lot less important to me than the protection of our water.
3/ Environmental Assessment Act. In order to have an EIS you now have to have a business over 10M. Again making it easier for the little guy. Cutting of Environmental Red Tape. Just an FYI, rivers flow downstream. Well thought out development is amazing. The movement towards the harvesting of the planet at whatever rate possible to continue on with the production of a stock market at this point seems a bit dangerous.
So basically, one can buy the land easier, have access to 97% of the water, and no questions asked if your working under 10 Million.
Have at ‘er!
Enter the China – Canada Treaty. This is a trade agreement between our two countries. Great. We have a lot of them but this one is a bit different. It is binding for 31 years. Once it is legislated it is ours to keep for 31 years the other big one could be exited after a 6 month notice from either party. Ask people about NAFTA. They will have things to say. Then ask them about this one. Public debate not Parliamentary debate is needed (demanded) for something this big. MPs represent their constituents not their party. In order for them to speak on our behalf they need to hear from us. The organization of 6 or more friends/family for a dinner party is ridiculously hard in this day and age so the organization of thousands of us requires more than 5 weeks if we are truly living in a democratic society.
If this is good for Canada then let Canada decide.
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