It’s not hard to see in who’s favor this dispute is going to be resolved once it gets kicked upstairs to the Feds.
A lobster fishing group in Nova Scotia has failed in its bid to persuade a judge that a First Nation does not have the treaty right to commercially fish for lobster out of season and without a licence.
In a decision released Wednesday, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Ann Smith says the Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance could not proceed with its claim against the Sipekne’katik First Nation because the court lacked jurisdiction.
Two tier law breeds resentment.
Not enough, in this whimper of a country.
Is this the origin of the native expression, “Trail of Tiers”?
soooooooooooooooo basically the abos are mimicking kaybeck to
get what they want w the feds?
pffft. more power to them !!! too bad all dem brain damaged gentle giant Canaduhians engage in strong liberalism and put up with it, vote for it, support it, etc it.
this is assuredly NOT the ‘war generation’ that ‘did more than our share’ this is the TURDeau mesmerized ones, automatons doing the chicken dance on cue.
l get regularly IGNORED by every federal type l have contacted over the years with very valid Qs incl ‘what is being done to follow up foreign aid to ahfricah’ which got me threatened with a trespass order after 2 years of getting NOWHERE.
etc etc. so remember SDA, whine whine whine byatch byatch
all
you
want,
its Canaduhian VOTERS the root cause of all the chaos and corruption
and ‘police state surveillance’ bla bla bla
aaaaaaaaaaaaand this just in:
aka google Nova Scotia MPs, get:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/members/en/constituencies?caucusId=all&province=NS
all of them LIBERAL. m’kay? ALL of them Liberal.
ergo time to ‘connect the dots’ and ‘ufts’ about gubbamint policy, favoritism and real estate development bailouts.
Every benefit granted to the indigenous mythically self-governed “nations” by the Crown has no quid pro quo attached. If in this case, the taxpaying non-indigenous have to get permission and licensing to fish while the “nations” don’t, why should the “Nations” receive tax dollar paid benefits. Apartheid inversion isn’t a pretty thing. In the Queen Charlotte Islands, the Haida have Title and a forest resource that could easily sustain them along with fishing rights but prefer to harvest almost nothing while continuing with all the taxpayer paid benefits. In almost every revolution, Judges are prime targets for assassination which should be a mystery to no one. Most politicians could be added to that elite club.
@John:
This is the usual gutless pandering of liberals and too many judges.
Can I place a bet on this at the local Indian casino?
Sure. The casinos are full of whiteys who have no problem supporting their tormentors. But that’ll stop soon enough … involuntarily.
Historical use
Didn’t that Jack Carter guy report sailing through fleets of lobster fishers so thick he could barely move?
Let the natives fish using their traditional methods. Using modern lobstering methods implies adopting modern conservation methods – as a courtesy to the lobster population if nothing else.
And yeh, salt water makes it a fed jourisdiction.
“Let the natives fish using their traditional methods. Using modern lobstering methods implies adopting modern conservation methods – as a courtesy to the lobster population if nothing else.”
I remember that Washington native band that insisted they had a ‘right’ to whale in their traditional manner: with a Zodiak and a .50 caliber Barrett. Turns out that they just wanted someone in the government to pay them *not* to do it (which they quickly did, after one brutal kill).
Let the natives fish using their traditional methods.
Precisely. What’s w/ all this cultural appropriation?
If the truth be known fresh water fish are federal too. There are a few federal fisheries officers in Alberta wandering around with their thumbs up their asses. They tolerate provincial fish cops but have been quite snotty in times past.
91 Exclusive Federal Power (12) Sea Coast and Inland Fisheries.
So a provincial court can’t make decisions in federal matters. Wow. Who is (was) the lawyer for the unified coalition of stupid fishermen?
interesting point. l betcha part of what happened, said lawyer is obsessed and alllllll wrapped up with indigenous rights crap they failed to step back, do the ‘wait a minit . . .
jurisdiction yer honour!!! and wipe them out. but, BUT the cacophony of treaty rights indigenous bla bla bla hard to ignore for the uninitiated.
There is one court system with different levels. Lower level judges are appointed by the provinces. Higher level trial and appeal court judges are appointed federally. All courts can hear cases involving local, provincial, and federal law.
The Federal Court of Canada serves one purpose, that being a venue to sue the federal government. Tax cases typically start out in the Tax Court of Canada and are appealed to the Federal Court.
Indians are cheaters.
Always have been, always will be.
And as soon as they don’t want to recognize a court’s decision, they don’t.
@Buddy:
They are just getting even for having their land stolen from them (I’ll shut up and leave now)
They lost the land in a valid conflict.
Treaty Land is Crown Land, they have zero rights, no vetos, and no say what happens.
Natives signed away their rights on those numbered treaty lands.
Any land developed/claimed without conflict is ceded land including Parks, roads, municipalities, any land they did not fight to keep.
Here is Europe, try doing a land claim there!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUi15Wn_Fmc
The Mi’kmaq Chief from Cape Breton concurred: (1761 Treaty)
“As long as the Sun and Moon shall endure … so long will I be your friend and ally, submitting myself to the Laws of your Government, faithful and obedient to the Crown.”
_______________________________
NEXT!!!!
Wait. Passing the Buck
Is that a Kate-inspired title? Mocking the 2s bit of the alphabet folks? Passing the Buck around at the local bathhouse?
Stewards of the Land.
Whatever devastates the natural environment most is what the Feather Folk will be awarded.
The biggest mistake Canada ever made was to not declare war on the so-called “First Nations”. The U.S. did and that is why (although they have some problems) they aren’t in the mess we are.
Dude, we needed the Mohawks to fight the U.S. in 1812.
https://legionmagazine.com/honouring-the-crucial-role-of-indigenous-peoples-in-the-war-of-1812/#:~:text=During%20that%20time%20of%20war,became%20the%20independence%20of%20Canada.%E2%80%9D
When do we come to the Oakes test on if the harvest regulations are a reasonable impingement upon “Native Rights”