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How much of Earth's atmosphere must we contaminate? How much of our lands and waters must we pollute? How much of our resources must we plunder, deplete? How many species must we ravage, despoil, extinguish? How many people must we degrade, deprive, destroy with toxic wastes and wars, before we learn to respect one another, to live in harmony on this planet, our Home? "All living beings are brothers and sisters, nourished from the same source of life.." -- Thich Nhat Hanh

: Name: Annamarie; Location: Brampton, Ontario, Canada

I was born in Eastern Europe during the height of the Stalinist regime's reign of terror. Thus, I know what it is like to live under a repressive, dictatorial regime. The fear and terror -- as dissident friends and family members were tortured, imprisoned and some were executed -- is indelibly etched in my memory. That is the reason I have always been an ardent advocate of freedom, social justice, civil liberties, human rights and a voice of peace. The way I see it, war is morally wrong, regardless of who wages it, for whatever reason. No piece of land or commodity is worth the sacrifice of one human life. We are all members of the same race - the "human race" - and must learn to coexist peacefully. Our planet cannot sustain us much longer if we do not stop our wars, nukes, polluting, deforestation, and the wasteful, gluttonous consumption and depletion of our natural resources.

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Wednesday, June 14, 2006

Jack Layton demands Caledonia action

It's encouraging to see NDP Leader Jack Layton step up to the plate, and demand that PM Stephen Harper get personally involved to bring about a peaceful solution to the Six Nations (Kanenhstaton) land reclamation.

Wed, June 14, 2006

Caledonia action demanded

UPDATED: 2006-06-14 02:43:06 MST

By BILL RODGERS, OTTAWA BUREAU CHIEF

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper must get personally involved to bring an end to the increasingly violent land dispute between Natives and non-Natives in Caledonia, NDP Leader Jack Layton demanded yesterday.

"Caledonia is a powderkeg that's about to blow," Layton warned, urging the feds to intervene to bring about a peaceful solution before it explodes into another Oka crisis.

That violent showdown near Montreal in 1990 pitted Mohawk Warriors against Quebec provincial police and eventually Canadian soldiers.

A police officer was shot and killed during the dispute over a Mohawk claim to long-held ancestral land that was being considered as part of a new golf course.

Harper said yesterday his government was doing its part to prevent a similar confrontation.

"We are working closely with Ontario," the PM assured the Commons. "We support the Ontario government's position that the law must be respected and must be enforced," Harper said.

Calgary Sun