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The following document has just been brought to my attention: a letter, dated today, from the Yarmouth & Area Chamber of Commerce to the Minister of Fisheries and the Premier of Nova Scotia.
Basically a bullet point list followed by a couple personal thoughts:
Basically a bullet point list followed by a couple personal thoughts:
What they want from the province:
To declare a state of emergency.
To send more RCMP to the area to set up a headquarters near the wharf.
To "supplement" other agencies like forestries.
And, of course, to "open a dialogue" with "affected communities."
To declare a state of emergency.
To send more RCMP to the area to set up a headquarters near the wharf.
To "supplement" other agencies like forestries.
And, of course, to "open a dialogue" with "affected communities."
What they want from govt of Canada:
- to stop all "traffic" through the fishing area for the next 48 hrs.
- to have DFO on the front lines.
- to have the airforce ready for search and rescue.
- to have the Coast Guard on standby.
- to stop all "traffic" through the fishing area for the next 48 hrs.
- to have DFO on the front lines.
- to have the airforce ready for search and rescue.
- to have the Coast Guard on standby.
(What they want from govt of Canada con& #39;t):
- to open an investigation into off season fishing and the "encroachment" of "non-local Natives".
- to set up negotiations with affected parties.
- to open an investigation into off season fishing and the "encroachment" of "non-local Natives".
- to set up negotiations with affected parties.
[Disclaimer: I& #39;m a Listuguj Mi& #39;gmaw. I& #39;m not from Sipekne& #39;katik and don& #39;t speak for anyone but myself]
A couple of my personal thoughts:
It& #39;s hard to see how the fulfillment of this kitchen sink list would "quell further escalation" since it seems to be a deliberate escalation.
A couple of my personal thoughts:
It& #39;s hard to see how the fulfillment of this kitchen sink list would "quell further escalation" since it seems to be a deliberate escalation.
Basically all of the points seem to reinforce the rightness of the commercial fishermen& #39;s cause and narratives.
I see no requests to investigate the destruction of Mi& #39;kmaw lobster pots, the refusal of certain businesses to serve Natives, the threats and intimidation.
I see no requests to investigate the destruction of Mi& #39;kmaw lobster pots, the refusal of certain businesses to serve Natives, the threats and intimidation.
I see no request to investigate attempts to ram into Mi& #39;kmaw fishing vessels.
I see no request to investigate why neither the federal nor the provincial levels of government have been able to get their shit together when it comes to Mi& #39;gmaw commercial fisheries.
I see no request to investigate why neither the federal nor the provincial levels of government have been able to get their shit together when it comes to Mi& #39;gmaw commercial fisheries.
Anybody who has ever watched a single Alanis Obomsawin film in their life would know that calling for an influx of RCMP and DFO rarely improves a situation like this.
In fact, it usually means you& #39;re the bad guy.
See: "Is the Crown at War with Us?": https://youtu.be/jmzyNGpCQwA ">https://youtu.be/jmzyNGpCQ...
In fact, it usually means you& #39;re the bad guy.
See: "Is the Crown at War with Us?": https://youtu.be/jmzyNGpCQwA ">https://youtu.be/jmzyNGpCQ...
