tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post3016558457039064088..comments2023-12-13T05:02:37.426-05:00Comments on Pushed to the Left and Loving It: The “Coup D’etat at Barriere Lake and Why it MattersEmily Deehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-53619962530235249132011-05-24T12:35:13.114-04:002011-05-24T12:35:13.114-04:00You're right Kay, and out silence only gives h...You're right Kay, and out silence only gives him permission. Every reserve that has resources the corporate sector wants could be treated the same way.Emily Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08354341672810615468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7180592942896724433.post-56891506386916377202011-05-24T12:15:43.030-04:002011-05-24T12:15:43.030-04:00As I read this, I was trying to imagine the federa...As I read this, I was trying to imagine the federal government stepping in to replace the mayor and council of the small town in which I live, turning off the electricity, natural gas and phone service, then closing the schools because they didn't like who we elected, and leaving us to live for a year with no heat or light.<br />It wouldn't be a year. It would be a day, and the country would be outraged.<br />Where, then, is the outrage when suchdeprivations are forced on our First Nations people? The "oh, well, they're just Indians" attitude is shocking. It's atrocious. This is a free country. This is Canada. They are Canadians. What has happened?<br />As for letting the US military crossing our border in the case of what WHO decides is a civil emergency? The Americans decide? The Harpies decide? "Come on up here with your guns and shoot some Canadians"? WHAT?Kay L. Davieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966266404058177742noreply@blogger.com