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Originally Posted by rubecube
Huh? The reserve system and most everything else to do with FN under Canadian law is a result of the contracts/treaties we signed with them and relevant court decisions under the common law system. If you want to change the way those things are structured, they need to be re-negotiated in good faith.
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Yes, we absolutely will never get to a point where the treaties can just be waived away. It seems like an easy solution, but there is no way Indigenous people would agree to it.
For however awful the treaties are, they at least represent some kind of guarantee of status and return.