Comment 43419

By Jay (registered) | Posted July 15, 2010 at 20:09:49

Well, if we're going to talk about a "fair share", then the Indian Act must be abolished-- along with the whole reserve system. If we as a country want to be "fair" than we owe it to Aboriginal peoples to treat them the same as everyone else. That means no special treatment because they were here earlier than the white man.

That being said, I have no idea how this would be accomplished. We as a society have dug ourselves such a deep hole over the past two centuries that it will be difficult to rid ourselves of the Indian Act. However, we've tried this system for a long time now, and yet Aboriginals still suffer from poverty, language extinction, and extremely high suicide rates, to name a few issues. Obviously the current structure isn't working.

I know I may ruffle a few feathers with my comments but you must understand that I am coming from a position of real concern for human suffering and our fate as a country.

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