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St'at'imc Call For Release Of Lease Agreement Between CN And British Columbia

Posted on Tuesday, August 10 at 00:00 by sthompson
"CN Rail has initiated legal action against Seton Lake Band because of the stoppage of rail traffic on July 15th, 2004. They (CN) claim that Seton Lake band threatened, intimidated and trespassed on their (CNâS) land. The land has never been sold nor surrendered to anyone, and certainly not to CN Rail." Chief Garry John was commenting on documents served today. The Provincial Government has held the Rail revitalization agreement and the CN Rail ö BC Rail lease agreement behind closed doors, despite telling the public they would be released once they were finalized. "We have written the Premier and CN Rail asking them to meet with us and discuss this transaction, so far the Province has not responded, and CN has recently cancelled a scheduled meeting with us." Contact Information Chief Garry John Seton Lake Band Office: 1 (250) 259-8227 Cell Phone: 1 (604) 868-8560

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  1. by N Say
    Tue Aug 10, 2004 7:28 am
    Yeah, I'd like to see that agreement too.... There's a lot of 'secret' stuff from inside the BC government that I'd like to see...

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  2. by Anonymous
    Tue Aug 10, 2004 2:26 pm
    The Federal government has legal sovereignty over all the land of Canada through conquest, occupation and the fact that the Federal government is always held responsible for the land by the people who live within Canada. It may be trendy to use a racist concept to create 'First' nations within Canada, but ultimately Canada will still be held responsible for sovereignty over the land by people within Canada and foreign entities.

  3. by avatar Action-Jackson
    Tue Aug 10, 2004 8:54 pm
    So, if I come over to your house, and "conquer" it by storming in and kicking you in the stomach, I have sovereignty over your house?

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  4. by avatar Dr Caleb
    Tue Aug 10, 2004 9:03 pm
    No, but if my gun is bigger than your bow and arrow, you won't be staying long.<p> I don't like what my ancestors did to their ancestors, but nethier will I apologise for something I didn't do.<p> <p>---<br>"History does not repeat itself, but it does rhyme" Mark Twain <br />
    "The greatest price of not participating in politics is being governed by your inferiors." Plato

  5. by Anonymous
    Wed Aug 11, 2004 1:59 am
    Supreme court already ruled that gov't do have to settle claims with first nations. Whether or not 'first nations claims' is something we agree with, the Supreme Court has sided with them and unless I'm wrong, that says they do have those pesky 'ancestorial rights'. O'l Gordy can't drink that reality away, no matter how hard he tries. The one thing the provinical gov't did not have though, is the mandate to sell of crown assets that provide longterm finacing for infrastructure programs. - But don't worry about those thing like health or schools or taxes, just put up your blinders and buy some 2010 Olympics caps, shirts, etc...just forget about the rest!

  6. by avatar Action-Jackson
    Thu Aug 12, 2004 2:14 am
    You didn't Dr. Caleb, but your country did. Therefore, if you love your country, you must accept some responsiblity. First Nations are now your fellow citizens, and you don't just hang your fellow Canadians out to dry. If you feel this way, then why should you support Medicare? What happens to your neighbour is no skin off your back

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  7. by avatar Dr Caleb
    Thu Aug 12, 2004 3:03 pm
    I never said I didn't care about my fellow countrymen, nor did I say they do not deserve equal treatment under the law, just that I would not apologise for something I did not do.<p><p>---<br>"If you must kill a man, it costs you nothing to be polite about it." Winston Churchill <br />



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