Lets face it, First Nations has always been an obstacle for large businesses. Yes, they should be given rights to protect their land and heritage and, yes, their voice must be heard by the government. We, the government of Canada, has given them massive amount of land across the country. Some of these reserves has extremely valuable resources.
The company Taseko Mines Ltd. has to delay or potentially cancel their $1.1 billion dollar project due to First Nations’ activities. The article states that the First Nations has declared this land as the ambiguous “Tribal Park” which covers about 3120 square kilometers. That is larger than the area of Metro Vancouver! And that, ladies and gentlemen, is a park that has a very vague description for its purpose.
The government has given the First Nations too many rights and privileges. Now, they are violating it. Just less than a third of First Nations in Canada does not even pay income taxes. And they say we are selfish of taking their land.
Something is not right.
References:
Pynn, Larry. “Tsilhqot’s set to declare site of New Posperity Mine a tribal park .” The Vancouver Sun. The Vancouver Sun, 11 Sept. 2014. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <http://www.vancouversun.com/news/metro/Unilateral+park+declared+Tsilhqot+includes+Prosperity+mine/10192766/story.html>.
Hutchinson, Brian. “Supreme Court B.C. land-claim ruling has staggering implications for Canadian resource projects.” National Post News. National Post, 26 June 2014. Web. 5 Oct. 2014. <http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/06/26/supreme-court-b-c-land-claim-ruling-has-staggering-implications-for-canadian-energy-projects/>.