MY ADVICE TO THE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITY
MAKE THEM PAY!
The Northern
Gateway Joint Review Panel Report has possibly solved half of the problem with
the Enbridge pipeline. If the 209 conditions can be met by the Consortium then
everything that can be done to protect the environment and the habitat has been
done. It now boils down to one question:
What the hell is
Stevie going to do?
There’s bunch of savages across the
table!
They’re all wearing Warpaint!
The answer is obvious:
Buy them off!
How and with what?
OWNERSHIP!
I think
that unlike us white honkeys, the Aboriginals of this country and particularly
BC natives have a tradition of equality and sharing of their wealth that
supports my proposal. They solved the 90% problem by having a big party! When
any individual reached that prosperous level he threw a bgi party and gave it
all back to his community so everyone shared equally in his success, a
Potlatch
For all you ignorant white guys:
A potlatch
is a gift-giving festival and primary economic system practiced by indigenous
peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast of Canada and United States. Wikipedia
If you
consider tradition, where does that leave all of you natives if your leaders
negotiate a success? To get an equal portion that success has to be divided.
What’s to divide?
Money and Control!
How do you get both?
You put a toll on the flow of
product through it,
An advance payment, and
get a voice on the Board.
When the
deal is signed there is a census, a deposit to a trust fund and a separate
cheque is issued to every man woman and child in your band. That prevents
corruption and is necessary to ensure that each of you decides where it goes
and there are no diversions. We’re
talking some pretty big bucks and there are greedy devious weevils in all
communities.
On the
other hand maybe you can get the Enbridge bunch to throw a potlatch
and you can all
pick up your cheque, and an apology from their rep when you show up for the
party.
That’s my
advice. Do as you will but consider the option, It’s just common sense from
Blaine Barrett
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