Supreme Court rules Ottawa acted dishonourably in reneging on 1877 land promise to Indigenous community – The Globe and Mail

Supreme Court rules Ottawa acted dishonourably in reneging on 1877 land promise to Indigenous community – The Globe and Mail

BUSY – HAVEN’T READ THE RULING…

HOWEVER, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FRONT PAGE HEADLINES…

A DECLARATION IS GOOD… BUT NOT ENOUGH, ESPECIALLY IN THIS CASE…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT DOESN’T SOLVE THE PROBLEM…

IT ONLY NAMES IT, AS I WAS ONCE TOLD IN A DUNGEON…

AS THE TOP SUPREME COURT IN CANADA…

DIRECTION IS NEEDED…

NOT A CALL TO ARMS ON ANY ONE MATTER, BUT A DECISION THAT PRECIPITATES AND LAUNCHES GOVERNMENTS TO ACT INSTEAD OF …

IF SOMETHING SMELLS BAD… LOOKS BAD, PERCEIVED BAD…

YOU’LL EITHER MOVE OUT OF IT’S RADIUS..

OR

BETTER YET….

DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT…

IT’S NEVER EASY, AS BEST AS I CAN IMAGINE FROM BEING ON THE SIDELINES MYSELF…

TO COME UP WITH DIFFICULT DECISIONS…

BUT SUCH IS THE WAY OF LIFE OF SOME OF THE BRIGHTEST LEGAL MINDS A COUNTRY CAN EVER WISH FOR TO IMPROVE PEOPLE’S LOTS…

IN THIS SPECIFIC INSTANCE…

IT HAS GONE ON LONG ENOUGH…

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