The headline needs a correction: taxpayers bought a share in the terminal, not First Nations.
The three equal partners say the deepsea terminal’s primary purpose is transporting critical minerals such as copper concentrate to market from sources including Newmont’s Brucejack and Red Chris mines in Nisga’a and Tahltan territories.
The price of the terminal isn’t included in the statement, but it says the province provided a $5-million grant to the Tahltan and Nisga’a nations to support the purchase.
So reduce the transfers to these first nations by $5B, per year. Or charge interest on the $5B until it is paid back. Getting tired of these freebees with taxpayers cash.
The chiefs probably launder most of it back to the Lieberal Party.
There are a handful of bands that would make a go of this kind of opportunity….but most would just let it collapse like they do with the houses on reserves and then hold their hand out again.
Interesting that “self-determination” is always based on taxpayer’s loot.
Borrowed taxpayers loot!
Another tail wagging the dog incident – Divide and Conquer communist Liberal official policy. Here are the numbers:
The Tahltan Nation has an approximate population of 4,000 members, with around 800 residing in the three main communities within Tahltan Territory—Tatl’ah (Dease Lake), Łuwechōn (Iskut), and Tlēgōhīn (Telegraph Creek)—while approximately 3,200 members live outside the territory.
The registered population of the Tahltan First Nation band government is reported as 1,668, and the Tahltan Indian Band has a population of 2,064 members.
The Nisga’a Nation has a population of approximately 7,000 people. According to the 2021 Census, 4,890 individuals identified as Nisga’a. The population is distributed across four main villages in the Nass River Valley—Gitlaxt’aamiks, Gitwinksihlkw, Laxgalts’ap, and Gingolx—where about 1,794 Nisga’a continue to live on traditional lands. The Nisga’a Nation includes approximately 8,000 people, with many residing in these villages and others living in urban centers such as Terrace, Prince Rupert/Port Edward, Greater Vancouver, and across North America
So that’s a mighty generous gift for 11,000 people, most of whom no longer live on the reservation – about $450 per person. That’s a high price for a lot of slander and public whining by a people that can’t pony up the money themselves.
Knock it off, Feds.
They’re only reconciled with Whitey’s Money.
They only achieve sovereignty with Whitey’s Money.
They don’t want us on “their” land but they want Whitey to provide all the services.
They’re like a 300 year old kid still living in Mom & Dad’s basement.
Thanks for that one, Buddy. I howled at the “300 year old kid”.
Great summary of the state of indian affairs in this liberal socialist shïthole we’ve become.