Canada’s First Nations People and Court Decisions
I am always amazed at the position the Aboriginal leaders take when it’s convenient for them. For example, when I interviewed a Native leader in Saskatchewan once, he was very willing to except without argument, the science that says First Nations People have a disproportionate predisposition for addictions to alcohol and drugs when they want the massive amounts of government funding to fight the Diseases of Addiction. That same Native leader called another journalist a racist because he mentioned that the Aboriginal population has a problem with drugs and alcohol in a column. Interesting huh?
In recent years I have followed the First Nations reactions to court rulings with the same interest. Have you noticed that when the courts rule in their favor, the court’s decision is always “just” in their minds and “about time”? However, when the courts rule against them with a simple injunction like “stay off the construction sites in Brantford”; they see it as unfair, biased, racist and illegal. It’s funny how that works huh?
If you want the Courts to work for you, you have to except their decisions. You can’t pick and choose which rulings you agree or disagree with; that’s how our mainstream society works.
Jeff Allan