Major demonstration happening at Parlament Hill + Canada wide!!! (live feed here)

Kahnawake takes to Mercier Bridge in Idle No More rally:

Idle no more inspirational video Saskatoon:

Nothing to see here... just a bunch of natives who wants more money from the governement...

Funny cuz, if they would protest in the states, uncle sam would not tolerate this.

Idle No More - Round Dance Flash Mob at WEM in Edmonton:

Funny cuz, they have every right to protest for their land.

good cop, bad cop:

And for the air,the water the forests,the animals all are one!

What?

Idle No More - Cops Had To Leave (Thunder Bay)

I posted about the huge circle dance at the West Edmonton Mall a couple of days ago. And all that most people wanted to talk about was the stupid mall!

Thread: IDLE NO MORE - Round Dance at W Edmntn Mall!

But I put some articles and links in that thread.

I feel like the time is right for this movement. And the energy is in a good place. Creativity through music and dance are being used (as well as traditional demonstrations.)

It started the same day that the monkey in the winter coat got all the news coverage.....a distraction of course.

With women at the forefront, the movement has a better chance of staying peaceful and enacting real change.

huge flash mob in Saskatoon!

You have no idea what you are talking about.
Go read what is in Bill C 45.

I agree 100%!

This is the shift we will see shortly on a global scale, in fact it's already happening.

YES!

Creativity, music, dance...this is the universal language of the SOUL!

the age of the mind is over! The return of the SOUL and HEART is here!

I know nobody like that bill ( gov is a bit bullying). My problem is when the peoples are blocking roads or bridge to make their point.. every time theyre doing that.. they just not helping the coabitation between people here.

In the futur, i would no be surprise to see some fights between people..

[link to www.thecannon.ca]

Omnibus Budget Bill C- 45

This 457 page budget bill was introduced by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on October 18. The last omnibus bill included Employment Insurance cuts, and an extension in the age to collect pensions, along with cuts to the government’s ability to make environmental assessments.

The next omnibus bill includes many changes to Canadian Policy. Toronto Star Columnist Tim Harper pointed out in a recent column that the changes in Bill C-45 “cannot be properly scrutinized (by MPs) to hold the government to account” because the changes are being pushed through so quickly.

One of the many changes includes amending the Navigable Waters Act to eliminate impediments to pipelines, power lines or forestry equipment.

According to Emmui Lui from Rabble.ca, “Bill C-45 strips protections from 99% of lakes and rivers under the Navigable Waters Protections Act.” Many of these bodies of water are on First Nations Land. Not only is this bill against Native Treaty Rights, but it also will allow it to be easier for companies to put pipelines across bodies of water.

non violent, direct action works.
blocking roads is a minor inconvenience, yes.
having all of our water sold out from under us, is more than a minor inconvenience.
people are rising up to wake up others who don't know what is going on.
if everything were in perfect harmony, no one would need to block roads or bridge.
but it is not.
we are in a major major crisis!
we all need to wake up and start working for what is important: our air, our water, our land.

I understand your problem, but what is the government doing to the land all over Canada? Blocking it, destroying it... you name it. Many people seem to have no problem with that, in fact alot of Canadians don't even notice it.

Ask yourself this. Would you like to live in a country that's completely polluted and raped of everything that makes it beautiful?

If not, then maybe a little "inconvenience" to a few people might be necessary in order to protect what is rightfully ours. Apathy runs rampant in this Country, mainstream media barely touches this issue. How else are we going to get people's attention? If you have any suggestions please, let's hear them!

Last Edited by LeisureLee on 12/21/2012 05:33 PM

Thanks, you beat me to it! Nice to see a fellow aware Canadian here!

huge flash mob and circle dance at yonge and dundas in toronto today.

[link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

Inconvenience? Seriously? This lazy country and its apathetic, selfish attitude is why we are in the mess we are in now. The Natives are doing more than most Canadians and thank the good Lord for them, because if they didn't care the government would sell every last resource from under us and you'd be like, "whaaaa???" Wake up and smell the travesty!!!!

Now get out there and support the Native peoples of this land. You all want them to stand for something and now that they are you still complain!!!!

same link as above:

FIPA

"According to the Council of Canadians, this trade agreement with China will allow Chinese Energy Companies to threaten governments “Against imposing environmental rules on tar sands production, pipeline construction and other projects.” If there are denials or even delays on energy investments, corporations will be able to sue Canadian federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal governments. Instead of the decisions on these lawsuits being made in Canadian courts, private arbitrators will have the final say."

We need to take back control of our 'resources': our land our air our water.

I hope the First Nations realize what they do here should also be a` guideline for what Gaza and the West Bank and the Golan Heights set down as points they need to cover in ending their life on their own Rez.

[link to www.thecannon.ca]

CETA

Canada and the European Union have been negotiating this agreement since 2009. The Harper Conservatives wants to sign CETA by the end of 2012. If CETA is signed it will be used to further privatize the Canadian Economy.

According to the Council of Canadians, our government has not asked to keep our drinking water and our public water systems protected in the agreement. This means that under CETA private water companies from the EU will be able to claim their investment opportunities are being undermined by local monopolies. As a result, our water could become increasingly privatized.

At the same time CETA would increase drug and health care costs for Canadians. The agreement is estimated to add 3.5 yeas to the time it usually takes for cheaper, generic drugs to be allowed on the Canadian Market. As a result, drug plans, both private and public will be paying more: Nearly $3 billion annually to drug costs in Canada.
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more at source

So now we can see the connection between ramming through legislation taking away protection from 99% of our water (and Canada has the most fresh water in the world) and international trade agreements. Harper is set to sell us off

Hmmm yes, Harper and his little pipeline building agenda. I really cannot wait until his term is done, always despised that man. Of course the next group of jesters will not be any better, but at least it won't be him.

Get off your high horse and get down there with the people!what are you waiting for an invitation!?stop complaining and get in the grove dude!

FFs, don't bring that crap into this thread!!! Soooo completely different. Native Americans did not 'squat' on someone else's lands, they were genocided out of THEIR OWN LAND and tried to live peacefully and negotiate a fair settlement. Big fucking difference!!!! They lost and accepted their fate and have lived the best way they can. What they are doing is NOT only for them, but for ALL of Canada and Canadians.