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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
Gee I don't know, maybe in the previous sentence? This one: Give them a lump sum and be done with it.
Doesn't that sound like a violation of a treaty? It sure does to me. Your whole idea is a fundamental violation of a treaty. Don't you see that? Obviously not.
As for the oil and gas revenues, what the hell are you whining about? Any oil and gas revenues natives get they are legally entitled to but there you are complaining that "we" give it to them. Who is this "we", btw? Oil and gas revenues are just that -- oil and gas revenues. Where do "we" come into the transaction? It's not tax dollars, it's oil and gas revenues. So unless you think "we" should get the revenues from "their" land, you and I aren't giving them a goddamn thing when it comes to oil and gas so what are you complaining about? Does the government even give natives "oil and gas revenues"?
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Dont put words in my mouth. I did not say anywhere that we need to arbirarely do this. A deal can be worked out between the natives and the government. Besides this was a off the cuff suggestion. I know it would never work but because I made a suggestion that would also benifit every Canadian not just Natives you lefties had to go get your panties in a knot.
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