Draw From Erasmus-Dussault Commission

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Marc Lemay, M.P., the Member for Abitibi—Témiscamingue and the Indian Affairs Critic for the Bloc Québécois has stated that the present Government of Canada should, in light of the recent events in a community in the Province of Ontario, take steps to remedy the relationship between the Government and the First Nations people — drawing upon the conclusions in the report from the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples.

Marc Lemay[/color], M.P.,]Inévitablement, de tels conflits nous rappellent les tristes événements de 1990 lors de la crise d'Oka, des événements qui ont non seulement coûté une vie humaine, mais qui ont également causé des blessures profondes dans cette communauté, entraînant du même coup à l'époque un refroidissement considérable des relations entre les communautés blanches et autochtones. De telles blessures sont toujours longues à cicatriser. Déjà, d'ailleurs, des gestes de violence ont fait des blessés à Caledonia, et une femme a été molestée.

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The commission was struck more than a decade ago, in response to questions asked by the Government after the culmination of tensions in Kanesatake (more intimately referred to as Oka). The report out of that commission was one of the most comprehensive in the history of Canada, spanning over four hundred pages, and came after one hundred seventy-eight days of hearings and visits with ninety-six communities.

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:?: Sources
1. Click here for the Web site of the Bloc Québécois.
2. Click here for the Web site of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada.