While Senators rushed to adjourn for the holidays, a buried provision in the 2025 budget bill quietly extended Canada’s LNG export timeline to nearly half a century—past its net-zero deadline.
A very good article showing how some committees can “expedite” goals yet fail to act on others. Hansard, is there any data which shows the types of crimes Indigenous people have committed and a means of justification categorizing such crimes as major? Further, regardless of the crime, why aren’t healing lodges applicable in our cases?
StatsCan data shows high rates of mischief, common assault, and disturbing the peace in Indigenous communities. These often stem from substance use or mental health issues, not always "major" crimes like homicide or major assault, which are elevated but less common at 5% of incidents. No Hansard records a full breakdown of Indigenous crime types by "major" category, as CSC reports focus on overrepresentation. Healing lodges require minimum security classification and commitment to Indigenous spirituality; they suit many cases but exclude higher-security offenders regardless of background.
The data is likely skewed by a couple of factors. First, indigenous culture is deeply distrusting of non-aboriginal authority figures, especially law enforcement. As a result, many offenses are never reported ergo no stats. Second, when charges are forwarded for prosecution, it is very common for the Crown lawyers to defer prosecution to "alternative resolutions" like healing circles, tribal commissions etc which ends up not showing on StatsCan data either (unless they've started tracking such.
Although it's easy and somewhat accurate to say these crimes stem from substance abuse and/or mental health issues, the bitter reality is reserves are communism incarnate. The residents have no property rights; land title is held by the Crown in reserve for indigenous use. They subsist rather than thriving as there is no incentive structure; nothing to gain. As such, many people have no sense of purpose, no hope.
Massive amounts of money get thrown at reserves and yet no-one gets ahead. Even the elected chiefs who pay themselves like kings don't really have much to show for it. So where does the money go? The Aboriginal Grievance Industry, for the most part.
So if "Net Zero" is the goal the Liberals are playing chicken with, they just blinked?
A very good article showing how some committees can “expedite” goals yet fail to act on others. Hansard, is there any data which shows the types of crimes Indigenous people have committed and a means of justification categorizing such crimes as major? Further, regardless of the crime, why aren’t healing lodges applicable in our cases?
StatsCan data shows high rates of mischief, common assault, and disturbing the peace in Indigenous communities. These often stem from substance use or mental health issues, not always "major" crimes like homicide or major assault, which are elevated but less common at 5% of incidents. No Hansard records a full breakdown of Indigenous crime types by "major" category, as CSC reports focus on overrepresentation. Healing lodges require minimum security classification and commitment to Indigenous spirituality; they suit many cases but exclude higher-security offenders regardless of background.
The data is likely skewed by a couple of factors. First, indigenous culture is deeply distrusting of non-aboriginal authority figures, especially law enforcement. As a result, many offenses are never reported ergo no stats. Second, when charges are forwarded for prosecution, it is very common for the Crown lawyers to defer prosecution to "alternative resolutions" like healing circles, tribal commissions etc which ends up not showing on StatsCan data either (unless they've started tracking such.
Although it's easy and somewhat accurate to say these crimes stem from substance abuse and/or mental health issues, the bitter reality is reserves are communism incarnate. The residents have no property rights; land title is held by the Crown in reserve for indigenous use. They subsist rather than thriving as there is no incentive structure; nothing to gain. As such, many people have no sense of purpose, no hope.
Massive amounts of money get thrown at reserves and yet no-one gets ahead. Even the elected chiefs who pay themselves like kings don't really have much to show for it. So where does the money go? The Aboriginal Grievance Industry, for the most part.