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Andrew
1550d · capitalism
Help! My country is occupied by a racist paramilitary called the RCMP. They are arresting people to escort Teal Jones access to clearcut (exterminate) our ancient rainforest.
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Andrew
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Teal Cedar Products Ltd. v. Rainforest Flying Squad, 2021 BCSC 1554
https://www.bccourts.ca/jdb-txt/sc/21/15/2021BCSC1554.htm
Andrew
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> RCMP has not shown that their exclusion zones and associated checkpoints are reasonably necessary to carry out their enforcement duties. In short, these RCMP blockades are unlawful.
Andrew
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replied 1547d
Is that the case where the indigenous people want to log on their land, but the university kids trespassing on their land won't let them?
Andrew
replied 1547d
The old Colonial divide-and-conquer playbook. Steal, impoverish, then bribe, gag & exterminate their hunting grounds. This fight is industry vs. our children. https://bch.gg/3q3
replied 1547d
No, it is a problem of indigenous governance. We see conflict between elected leaders and people claiming to be hereditary leaders. It's different for various First Nations.
Andrew
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They're "negotiating" under duress. The choice is, play along and get a pittance, or don't and get nothing. The land will be destroyed either way.
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That is not true. Canada is the only nation to allow oral history as evidence in court for land rights. The Federal government has become much better, but provincial governments are...
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... slower to change. The various First Nations people's face different situations, and some of the poorer bands have poor self governance, and corruption. Not all of it, but some.
Andrew
replied 1533d
https://www.focusonvictoria.ca/forests/72
>The Pacheedat will get the equivalent of three-tenths of one-percent of the “fibre” value of the forest Teal removes from their property.
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That is a pretty bad article that twists the reality. The Province can not tell the band what to do. They want to use logging to make money. The protesters are trespassing on native
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... land and have no right to impose their views on the band living there.

These protesters imposing their morality over the indigenous people are wrong.
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BC old growth is already protected, but if some indigenous people want to allow logging on their reserves that is their choice. Protesters do not have the right to protest it.
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They have a right to protest on their own lands, but not on reserve lands. It's almost racist to tell First Nations what they should do with their own land.
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Andrew
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I'm not opposed to logging. The province needs to change stumpage rates so companies will instead cut second growth.
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Most old growth is already protected in BC. You do not see old growth logging anymore.


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