Police say Peruvian gang killed people for their fat
on Nov 20, 2009Ok I know this story is really gross but I just couldn't stop thinking.....I used to donate platelets until they banned women who have had babies (now I just donate blood-and so should YOU!) Heck if I knew there was a decent market for fat I'd go for...

Patchwork of policies for children
on Nov 20, 2009 in Canada flu vaccine children H1N1 This country and this government in particular have never cared for children. In the eyes of the average voting Canadian children are liabilities and why invest in an unproven and risky liability. I find that most voting Canadians are more concerned...

B.C. First Nation approves private property rights
on Nov 19, 2009 in Nisga'a First Nation Land claims Assembly of First Nations Nisga'a landholding Transition Act. BC First NAtions private property rights I do not see this as progressive. And it may be a first inside Canada but not a first with Indigenous people. The Eskimo in Alaska also had the option to own and sell - and they did sell when times were tough and the familied needed cash to feed thei...

Waiting for an apology in the Far North
on Nov 19, 2009 in Inuit Arctic relocation Waiting for an apology in the Far NorthGary MasonAsk Elizabeth Roberts what her life was like growing up in Resolute when she was a little girl named Elizabeth Allakariallak, and there is a long, suffering silence at the end of the phone.“Elizabeth...

Parliamentary Restaurant adds seal to menu
on Nov 18, 2009This is such a great story. I was once asked to serve seal meat at an event but couldn’t locate a distributor who could sell it in the quantity I needed. I only required a few ounces and they could only send the entire carcass with fins and bones.

The new face of Canada's Sikhs
on Nov 18, 2009 in Sikh youth Sikh temple violence against women Temple politics Facinating story! Many congratulations to Gursimran Kaur and to the people who voted for her. I love progressive stories about people who are willing to take a chance. This is a story for all of us to learn from. It's more than just mouth-piece pra...

apology to the Forgotten Australians and former child migrants
on Nov 17, 2009 in apology Child Migrants Forgotten Australians Australia 16 November 2009Prime MinisterTranscript of address at the apology to the Forgotten Australiansand former child migrantsGreat Hall, Parliament House16 November 2009Today, the Government of Australia will move the following motion of apology in the Pa...

A new Patrick Brazeau Rumour
on Nov 16, 2009 in Senator Patrick Brazeau National Chief Lavallee Ms. Lavallee Congress of Aboriginal Peoples CAP Patrick Brazeau Canadian Senator Patrick Brazeau Ok rumour, rumour, rumour. Hot off the phone I learn that our favourite infamous Senator Pat Brazeau is suing CAP and it's president Ms. Lavallee for 1.25 million buckaroos. Seems she might have said something he disagrees with during her bid for the...

Nunavut ice-floe rescuers saved from lodged boat
on Nov 11, 2009 in Nunavut ice-floe rescue Can you imagine being this 17 year old? Ward and I do a lot of camping together - in the SUMMER! I know I am a southerner but I think about what that kid must have been going through – the courage and stamina required. He faced a polar bear and had...

Native tribe will petition Ottawa to remove its Indian status
on Nov 10, 2009 in Enfranchise aboriginal affairs Hereditary Chiefs INAC Resource sharing Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl Indian Status Gitxsan Too exciting not to blog about! Bold and daring or short sighted with disastrous outcomes. I think this should open up the stodgy claims process. Imagine the confidence to say - "I don't need the "Indian Status" to know who I am."...