Blizzard redeems herself (sort of)

Christina Blizzard should stick to native issues and politics, rather than opining about the Catholic faith and the role of a "medieval organization like the Vatican" in modern society.

Today's column ("Figure out our Native Land") actually makes some kind of sense. The elephant in the room regarding native land claims isn't governmental ineptitude so much as the disarray of the governing process of the various native groups, and the power struggle within.

...It seems to me, though, that if we are going to streamline the process, the first thing an independent body needs to decide is which claims have merit and which don't. Then someone in the aboriginal community needs to decide who can speak on their behalf. You can't have dozens of disparate groups all claiming a part in the discussions.

It's not just road, rail and new construction that is in peril. Native groups are also demanding a say in where new power lines go and how we go about building new generating plants. You can't hold the economy of this province hostage in that fashion...

Good stuff, Christina.

Stick to your knitting and let the Pope run the Catholic Church.

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Update: Speaking of the Catholic Church, a Canadian Bishop speaks out on the issue. Bishop James Wingle states:

"No person can claim immunity from the truth. People in positions of civic leadership cannot legitimately espouse a form of schizophrenic split between what they know personally to be true and good, and the proposition of laws or policies that negate that truth and good."

Amen.


And Nicol relates a personal story describing how he witnessed Dalton taking Communion.

Latest Caledonia developments at local church - Tensions High as Natives Block Caledonia Church Construction.

(BTW - This is post #600 since I started blogging back in Dec. 2005. Thanks for the memories.)