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sean liddle -

Fence: Well, you know, if the deed says they own down to the waters edge, so be it, but as water fluctuates with the meagre non-oceanic tides and seasonal water levels, maybe the fence should have a 3-4 metre bit at the end with a rolly wheely thingy ha ha!

The reaction from the public however is slightly moronic. If it's not your beach or your bit of beach, just because you walked on it in the past doesn't mean you have the right to do so.

Staycation: This is the week my wife is off that I didn't book off. Home with the kidlings all week meant I didn't have to get up at 6:15 and make lunches and breakfasts and such.. Mosey on out of bed at 7:15, eat and read by myself as rest of brood slept, shower etc., out the door at 8:00. Bliss.

Hans -

Its time for first nation reconciliation. That ethnic group is the fastest growing demographic in Canada and the reserves are not getting any bigger or better. Indeed, many are in a disgraceful condition. I think there must be a way to allow both full cultural autonomy for First Nations people and meaningful participation in Canadian society.

David Janes -

Updates on old bullets:

* Cash for Ontario from Stevie!
* What did society get out of the "no-cracking DRM" deal here exactly? Is this the fate of all future music and valuable knowledge to fade into unusable bits?

And I'm not sure how you missed this one ;-)
* Strippers anger P.E.I. Legion member. Obviously Wallace MacAusland didn't talk to legion members who did some Paris occupatoin.

Alan -

"...licked women in the audience..."

Apparently those participating didn't talk to Wallace MacAusland either.

Lesson: it don't take much to rile an Islander.
Funniest thing: Wallace is 28 and not 78.

Jay Currie -

Alan, re #6...it may just be that the vast traffic of your brilliant beer blog may be being counted on this blog.

"Green" was over when a) gas hit $1.40/l, b) people in Ontario started being laid off from jobs building trucks which got 10 miles to the $1.40 litre.

The only question being whether anyone in the Liberal caucus has the guts to tell M.Dion.

Alan -

Beer is politics, my friend.

Temujin -

Would certainly be nice if first nations people were freed from the bondage of government hand-outs and band nepotism, and given opportunity to succeed based on personal efforts and ambition.

Alan -

Or, for that matter, to be relieved of others telling them what to be - like being "given opportunity to succeed based on personal efforts and ambition" when they might wish to succeed instead based on their own communal values which challenge our own notions of success based solely on personal efforts and ambition.

Temujin -

I don't remember ever telling them what to be. But it seems more than a little unjust when I think about the Gitxsan Treaty Office and their mandate:

"The Gitxsan are seeking; an alternative to the land selection model; benefits to future generations; compensation for past injuries; no extinguishment; a living treaty."

And then I ask myself, "at whose expense?" And I also ask "Who will benefit when these goals are achieved?" All Gitxsan people? 'Future Generations' seems quite vague (to me, but perhaps I'm not nuanced enough).

Granted I am not a treaty expert, or even a person that can be considered "First Nations", but does it not seem the slightest bit odd that taxpayers are funding both sides of the treaty negotiations? I've searched the Gitxsan site (just as an example since they are in my neck of the woods) and it does not say exactly how they receive their funding. They have a very nice building in Hazelton, BC with many offices. The heat and lights aren't going to pay for themselves. All the staff members must be paid wages, since I doubt they do it for free. I also doubt they are privately funded.

And although it is true that no one should have to endure others telling you "what to be", is it not equally valid that taxpayers (ie: me) should not have to endure seeing my productivity being taken from me and given to something that I have no personal stake in. I want them to succeed in whatever way they see fit, and even though I think personal efforts and ambition is good way to go, they should be free to pursue whatever course they like. "Communal values" or whatever.

So long as they fund their activities themselves.

Alan -

Do you have issues with the offices of landlords or the fact that in the fine print of your mortgage that you pay all the bank's legal fees? And since when did being "a taxpayer" - who isn't? - elevate anyone being above those with property interests used by those same taxpayers?

Alan -

You know, I never claim "clever by sibling proxy".

David Janes -

No no, you've got it backwards

Alan -

Oh, he relies on you for everything? ;-)

David Janes -

Certainly for his stereo and kitchen table!

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