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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
I agree Ken, but if the push is towards reconciliation then these types of actions don't help, IMO.
I have said before the native population of Canada has had a raw deal, but I have also said that if the truly wish to move forward they need to do just that move forward.
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I have to say I agree with you there. I guess the question becomes- who should be the first one to make these kinds of moves that you speak of? What has the Canadian gov't done recently to work towards reconciliation?
There have been moves in the past from the FN side. The Tsuu Tina ring road deal is one. The deal they wanted in 2013 was identical to the 2010 deal; they just wanted the language clarified. The 2010 deal had a lot of conditional statements; for legal reasons. The fact that the Tsuu Tina didn't up the asking price was a good gesture. Now the provincial gov't needs to complete the agreement in full. Hopefully in doing that it strengthens relationships.
And I still think letting people through with paying a toll was a compromise on their part. We see it as a cash grab, but then how else were the people that used the road going to return the favour?