I fear that any indigenous people who say no to resource projects on their land will be branded as obstacles to Canadian economic sovereignty who must be ignored/overruled for the good of the country. Bill 5 in Ontario seems ready to railroad those in the Ring of Fire, so we will see how things play out soon enough.
And truth be told, a number of Indigenous people do want development, because they want an income. It's just that they want different development, or more assurances on environmental impact, and obviously more benefits (better jobs and shares of income) because these things only last 10-15 years - it's a boom and bust. If the boom is only janitor jobs and the bust is your water supply is ruined-- who wants that? there is an interesting comparison playing out in Low Quebec (non-Indigenous) that I am keeping an eye on.
I wonder about that also. As the bank of England governor Carney had a mandate to push companies to rethink their climate practices and he pushed hard for changes, which have recently been falling apart. (Not his fault) It will be very revealing how he tackles this issue. But yes, my instinct is to place him as a right-leaning Liberal, and I think he would have appeal to the Red Tories, who feel that the more populist version of Conservatives doesn't reflect their values (low tax, small business, minimal government intervention in our lives) And to your point a right-leaning Liberal and a Red Tory are not that distinguishable. I'll give him this: he inherited this particular problem about consent from his predecessor. It will fall to Indigenous Crown relations to figure it out, or not.
I fear that any indigenous people who say no to resource projects on their land will be branded as obstacles to Canadian economic sovereignty who must be ignored/overruled for the good of the country. Bill 5 in Ontario seems ready to railroad those in the Ring of Fire, so we will see how things play out soon enough.
And truth be told, a number of Indigenous people do want development, because they want an income. It's just that they want different development, or more assurances on environmental impact, and obviously more benefits (better jobs and shares of income) because these things only last 10-15 years - it's a boom and bust. If the boom is only janitor jobs and the bust is your water supply is ruined-- who wants that? there is an interesting comparison playing out in Low Quebec (non-Indigenous) that I am keeping an eye on.
Free, prior and informed consent. Or not consent.
Meanwhile people still think Carney is a far-left politician despite being a Red Tory in practice
I wonder about that also. As the bank of England governor Carney had a mandate to push companies to rethink their climate practices and he pushed hard for changes, which have recently been falling apart. (Not his fault) It will be very revealing how he tackles this issue. But yes, my instinct is to place him as a right-leaning Liberal, and I think he would have appeal to the Red Tories, who feel that the more populist version of Conservatives doesn't reflect their values (low tax, small business, minimal government intervention in our lives) And to your point a right-leaning Liberal and a Red Tory are not that distinguishable. I'll give him this: he inherited this particular problem about consent from his predecessor. It will fall to Indigenous Crown relations to figure it out, or not.