Still waiting for them to get clean water that Trudeau promised. The problem isn't the money it costs, it's that his government is fucking incompetent and can't get anything done.
Having a little trouble with the rule of law, are we? How much more money would you like the government to spend while losing virtually every court case?
It's a common way for governments to rob taxpayers under the guise of 'fighting would cost more'.
You are just too silly. They settled because they could see they couldn't win. If they followed your advice and spent millions more in court they would still lose.
Just the Liberal using the courts/tribunals/commissions to 'force' them to do what they are going to do anyway, yet again. This endless litigation is not justice and is never as clear cut the press would have us believe. It's not this particular case that upsets me. It's that next month it will be a new case where another unelected official will force billions to be spent on some other useless ideological project.
Further, all this will not help anyone. Aboriginals will continue be told that they are nothing but victims and all their problems are the government's fault. The government will continue to reduce individuals to members of racial/ethnic/linguistic/gender groups and to pit these groups against each other. It's the opposite of reconciliation and opposite of good government.
Still waiting for them to get clean water that Trudeau promised. The problem isn't the money it costs, it's that his government is fucking incompetent and can't get anything done.
Having a little trouble with the rule of law, are we? How much more money would you like the government to spend while losing virtually every court case?
You are just too silly. They settled because they could see they couldn't win. If they followed your advice and spent millions more in court they would still lose.
And then you would be complaining about that.
Endless litigation in pursuit of a lost cause is a waste of resources.
Just the Liberal using the courts/tribunals/commissions to 'force' them to do what they are going to do anyway, yet again. This endless litigation is not justice and is never as clear cut the press would have us believe. It's not this particular case that upsets me. It's that next month it will be a new case where another unelected official will force billions to be spent on some other useless ideological project.
Further, all this will not help anyone. Aboriginals will continue be told that they are nothing but victims and all their problems are the government's fault. The government will continue to reduce individuals to members of racial/ethnic/linguistic/gender groups and to pit these groups against each other. It's the opposite of reconciliation and opposite of good government.
Do you think a conservative government would have meant a different outcome in the courts?
I hope that they would. But you are right: the Conservatives and Liberals are largely the same party in different clothes.
Or maybe the courts are separated a bit from the government of the day. Maybe they tend to look at the actual agreements and the relevant laws.
Who knows? The Supreme Court of Canada may not actually take direction from the Prime Minister.
The government was the defendant. They wanted to loose. They made sure that they did. But the real losers are Canadians, both aboriginal and not.
Well, it was 'Canadians' who provided lower levels of healthcare to First Nations.
What's the difference between that and knowing they couldn't win?
Anyone who wants to understand this case and has a few hours to spare can learn a lot by watching this: https://www.nfb.ca/film/we_can_t_make_the_same_mistake_twice/
A lot will certainly go to Ford and Ram dealerships.