PSAC Stands in Solidarity with Six Nations Protesters
The Public Service Alliance of Canada has added the support of its 300,000 members to the cause of the Six Nations People, as evidenced by this recent PSAC press release."This confirms our belief that no matter who is in power in Ottawa the people of Canada want their government to act honourably. This begs the question of whether the policies put forward by the politicians really represent the beliefs of the people?"
-- Kahentinetha Horn MNN Mohawk Nation News www.mohawknationnews.com
News Release
May 15, 2006
PSAC Stands in Solidarity with Six Nations Protesters
The recent standoff in Caledonia, Ontario is merely a symptom of a much greater problem – the disdainful manner by which elected governments address Aboriginal land claims.
Aboriginal peoples in Canada have waited long enough for their treaty rights to be recognized and land claims dealt with. The Six Nations filed a claim to the land in 1995 and 10 years later, with the claim still unresolved, the Ontario government gave Henco Industries the go-ahead to begin development on the disputed land.
It was this decision by the Ontario Government that prompted the Six Nations to reclaim the land on February 28, 2006. The members of the Six Nations remained on the land in peaceful protest for 51 days until the OPP escalated the tense situation by raiding the protester's camp in the early morning of April 20, 2006, only one day after Premier McGuinty promised a peaceful resolution to this dispute. The protest is now in its 76th day.
The PSAC calls on the government to negotiate meaningfully and to peacefully resolve the Six Nations land claim as well as all current and future Aboriginal land claims. The PSAC feels that if this and other land claims were dealt with in a fair and timely manner, the most recent standoff in Caledonia, as well as the tragedies that occurred in Ipperwash, Oka, and Gustafsen Lake, could have been avoided.
Members of the Public Service Alliance of Canada stand in solidarity with Aboriginal peoples seeking peaceful resolutions to Aborignal land claims in Canada.
http://www.psac-afpc.org/news/releases/2006/a26-0506-e.shtml
posted by Annamarie at
10:06 PM
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Another reason I am proud to have been in the PSAC leadership. Just watch John Gordon, described on his recent election as PSAC President as "the most conservative of the candidates."
Not true. He's a solid progressive, and this press release is just the start of good things to come.
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Dr.Dawg, at
9:56 AM
Glad to hear that! And thank you for your comment.
BTW, good luck & welcome as one of our new moderators on ProgBlogs!
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Annamarie, at
2:27 PM
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