An interesting little tidbit to add to the fray. A year old, but still an interesting read.
Taking a Second Look at those Attawapiskat Numbers | OKT
Taking a Second Look at those Attawapiskat Numbers | OKT
Attawapiskat chief goes on hunger strike
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On another note.
I wonder which is more socially devastating;
a wet fish fart in a stuffy tipi
or a beer n pizza one-cheek-sneaker in a crowded express elevator?
The Idle no More has good points- But Canadians also look at the mismanagement at the Band level. Canadians have seen so much waste.
Now Spence as the so called Leader had to be squeaky clean and a competent administrator.
She has failed.
Aren`t you embarrassed to still be defending this woman
For anyone who was looking at the actions of Chief Spence.
Harper has nothing to hide. This is Gerryh's dislike of the Conservative government clouding his objectivity.What would Harper have to hide? At least until he sees the receipts for the $100 million!-
I wonder about that Account Company that signed off on the reports for all those years.
FPS, mf..........you really should check your facts before posting such garbage.
Question...................why do you bother to put your name at the end of every single post? You do realize that you 'name' is visible to all - don't you? Or do you think someone here might hi-jack your avatar and post in your name - if so, you are very sadly mistaken.
Rock on SLM. :lol:
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We covered that, it was supposed to some shade of purple....either mauve or magenta, I can't recall and I'm too lazy to scroll, lol.
I've been wondering about that one too, lol.
I shall rock on.
I have a feeling this little charade is going to run out of steam! What a difference a week makes, I was on her side until I got focussed on the $100 million. Maybe if she cleaned out her purse, she'd find the receipts! -
As soon as I heard it was Spence, JLM..............my antennas were twitching. I'm not on anyone's 'side' as there is blame enough to go round considering our government was also severely lacking in oversight but truly after some of things this person has pulled her credibility started out at zero and went down from there.
I have little sympathy for Spence,but the conditionsin her community are deplorable. No one in Canada should live like that. But I suspect Spence is part of the problem, rather than the solution.
I don't think this person knows WHAT she wants: Spence calls for cancellation of First Nations meeting over GG's absence.
http://www.theloop.ca/web/theloop/n...on-of-First-Nations-meeting-over-GG-s-absence
How did the GG factor into it all of a sudden? He has absolutely nothing to do with it.
http://www.theloop.ca/web/theloop/n...on-of-First-Nations-meeting-over-GG-s-absence
How did the GG factor into it all of a sudden? He has absolutely nothing to do with it.
How could she not be? How could one do that to people who look to you for leadership, guidance and help? She is either grossly inept or it is a position assumed because it is completely self-serving. She may have been placed in that position because others stand to gain even more than her and she is malleable and thus they have used her as their puppet.
Regardless, she has shown her true colours and may she rot for turning a blind eye to those around her who live in squalor and abject poverty.
It was part her demands- GG and the PM- The GG cannot meet with groups who are or when govt business is ongoing, discussed etc. He would then be entering the political arena. Not part of his role or his duties.
She had asked for the PM and the GG because the GG is the Crowns rep and the treaties signed were signed by the Crown.
WTF? Why on Earth would she even think she is calling the shots? Who put her in charge of AFN or Idle No More.
Why aren't the ladies from Regina who founded Idle No More going to this meeting?
Why aren't the ladies from Regina who founded Idle No More going to this meeting?
Who put her in charge?
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Nobody put her in charge. The fact is, the PM arranged the meeting because of her. Obviously he didn't feel all that compelled to do anything just on what the "Idle no More" movement has been doing up to now.
What is stopping him from being there as an observer?
First nations leaders concerned Harper will only attend an hour of Friday's meeting - The Globe and Mail
“We have sent a letter to Buckingham Palace and requesting that Queen Elizabeth II send forth her representative which is the Governor-General of Canada. I will not be attending Friday’s meeting with the Prime Minister, as the Governor-General’s attendance is integral when discussing inherent and treaty rights,” Ms. Spence said in a release.
“It is the treaties made under the Royal Proclamation of 1763 that allowed for settlement in our territories,” said Ms. Spence. “The whole of Canada’s legitimacy rests on the treaties made with our ancestors. If the state of Canada continues to undermine and destroy the treaty relationship, what rights does Canada have to exist within our territories?”
The government is not acting in good faith and has set the tone this past week by releasing an audit that shows poor documentation of financial transactions in Attawapiskat, said Ms. Spence.
A spokesman for Ms. Spence says she met with her lawyer a couple of days ago and signed a new will that spells out who will care for her daughters in the event of her death and also requests no medical intervention should her health deteriorate.
The meeting has been planned since last week but the Governor-General’s office confirmed Tuesday that he would not be there.
“The Governor-General will not attend Friday’s meeting because it consists of a working meeting with government on public policy issues,” his spokeswoman explained in an e-mail.
Governors-General do not normally get involved in the day-to-day business of Parliament and courts have determined that the treaty obligations entered into by the Crown were passed to the government at the time of Confederation.
But Mr. Beardy said it would still be helpful for the Governor-General to take part in the Friday meeting.
“We still have two days and things are changing by the hour now,” said Mr. Beardy. “So, out of respect for treaty relations, out of respect for the chiefs, we hope that the Governor-General should be there as well.”
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