Indigenous groups disappointed by lack of invite to first ministers' meeting

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Tecumsehsbones said:
To be fair, no different here. Every candidate takes a swing out to Indian country, promise peace, justic, and handouts, then when they get into office never hear about it again.
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That is true.


And man... when they try to sell cigarettes without the state tax...troopers roll right in.
 
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CDNBear said:
Just because they think the Assembly is a federal puppet doesn't mean they don't have their act together.

Besides, when they attempt to get their act together, the feds have a tendency to do things like use the courts to appoint fed friendly councils, or council members.

This is kind of why I knew he was talking through his hat.
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Then why don't they elect their own reps? If the majority do not feel that the assembly represents their views, then why don't they do something about it. Cause I sure as hell haven't heard anything. Moaning and groaning in the background sure as hell isn't going to change anything. Neither is having multiple "special interest" groups as reps going to fly.
 
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gerryh said:
Then why don't they elect their own reps? If the majority do not feel that the assembly represents their views, then why don't they do something about it.
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Because the Assembly has the protection of the feds.

Neither is having multiple "special interest" groups as reps going to fly.
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United we stand, departed we fall.

That's how I knew they were platitudes and talking points.
 
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3 troll in a row, you guys always need a huddle for every peep you make. Not one of you can stand on your own too feet, yet a few posts from LL and me against the same troll and suddenly it is a 'fondness thing' except when you 3 toads do the same thing.. That's pretty gay all by itself.
 
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gerryh said:
and again, they need to get their act together.
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The system is set up so they can't. Again, how I knew they were platitudes and talking points.

Nation to nation my a$$. It's more like nation to puppet, who presently shares similar environmental ideologies with the sitting govt.

MHz said:
If anyone here know what that would be like I guess it might as well be you. Oh yeah, liar, I would need you to duplicate that error before it is accepted as a fact.
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Yes, we know you're a homophobic idiot.

MHz said:
3 troll in a row, you guys always need a huddle for every peep you make. Not one of you can stand on your own too feet, yet a few posts from LL and me against the same troll and suddenly it is a 'fondness thing' except when you 3 toads do the same thing.. That's pretty gay all by itself.
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Geezus you're an idiot.
 
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Organizations calling on premiers to hold Trudeau accountable to his promise of inclusion

By Kristy Kirkup, The Canadian Press Posted: Feb 23, 2016 3:53 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 23, 2016 3:53 PM ET

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and the Native Women's Association of Canada have written to the premiers to complain about being left out of discussions prior to next week's first ministers meeting.

The letter, obtained by The Canadian Press, expresses surprise and "great disappointment" at the lack of an invitation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

It also calls on the premiers to hold Trudeau accountable to his promise of inclusion.



"At a meeting held on Dec. 16, 2015, the prime minister reiterated the federal government's commitment to include all five [national aboriginal organizations] in high-level discussions pertaining to indigenous issues," it reads.

"It is extremely important that all indigenous voices are heard and not just a select few."

Dwight Dorey, the national chief of the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples, which represents about 1.1 million indigenous people living off-reserve, said the government's decision does not make sense to him.

"In talking to some of the premiers, they're ... shocked at it," Dorey said in an interview. "It is clearly discrimination. It goes totally against the commitment that the prime minister made."

Dorey said he's seeking the support of the premiers in the hope it will convince Trudeau to invite both the congress and NWAC.

In a statement, the Prime Minister's Office said Trudeau would meet the premiers, the Assembly of First Nations, the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Métis National Council ahead of the first ministers meeting "in the context of a renewed nation-to-nation relationship."

The meetings do not in any way preclude ongoing discussions with all five national aboriginal organizations, as committed to by the prime minister late last year, the statement said.

"The government of Canada has committed to working and meeting regularly with the national aboriginal organizations, and will continue to engage in robust bilateral discussions with all five ... on issues of importance to their members," said spokesperson Andree-Lyne Halle.

Halle did not provide a specific explanation on why The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and the Native Women's Association were not invited.

NDP indigenous affairs critic Charlie Angus said he is still trying to figure out what the government is trying to accomplish by leaving out the two groups.

"Mr. Trudeau said he was going to end Stephen Harper's standard operating practice of picking winners and losers and creating confrontation by excluding people he didn't want to hear from," Angus said.

"The message they're sending is, 'There are going to be winners and losers with this new government."'

Indigenous groups disappointed by lack of invite to first ministers' meeting - Aboriginal - CBC
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Oh, they didn't get the memo?

That was all BS photo op. Justin didn't really give a **** about aboriginals.

I guess they finally understand what we were telling them all along. Took you a while.
 
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Tecumsehsbones said:
To be fair, no different here. Every candidate takes a swing out to Indian country, promise peace, justic, and handouts, then when they get into office never hear about it again.
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Those big feather Sioux war bonnets make for great photo ops! They go great with a bolo tie, as well!
 
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