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Originally Posted by Kurt505
They are harvesting within what law? A law for Canadians or a law for First Nations?
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There is only "one" law. "It" recognizes differences between Indigenous rights and "settlers". The same courts, all the way up to the Supreme Court, make decisions for all of us.
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Originally Posted by KegRiver
What I don't get is how government inaction becomes the FN's fault.
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As with the Wet'suwet'en land claims, the various federal governments have failed to act decisively on court decisions from the 20th century. First Nations are in a mess not of their own making and so are the rest of Canadians.
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Originally Posted by Smoky buck
Simply rules regarding fish and wildlife need to be made with conservation being the priority not race. Looking after the resource needs to be number one
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There are varying views on the relationship of lobster seasons to conservation (
https://www.halifaxexaminer.ca/envir...-crossroads-3/). Both sides are represented by experts and fishers. Some claim that lobster harvesting seasons have little or nothing to do with conservation. From the few things I have read, especially from DFO, that seems to be the case.
This does not look like a conservation issue. It's a conflict between people who see their livelihoods threatened and others who see themselves as exercising their legal treaty rights. There is no absolute right or wrong in this case.
