Canada cannot operate on a “Nation to Nation” basis with the Indians
The unspoken truth in Canadian politics
By Robert Lawrence
In August of 1969 Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau said, “ Indians should not feel that treaties last forever, they should become Canadians as all other Canadians.” And the 1982 Constitutional Amendments did not include the right to self-government for the Indians.
Prime Minister Trudeau and Jean Chretien both understood that the very idea of a “Nation to Nation” relationship was the road to chaos and anarchy. Evidently Mr. Trudeau didn’t impart this knowledge to his son. He is on record as saying that a ‘nation to nation’ relationship with the First Nations people including the Metis is something that should be understood and formalized.
According to recent polls 70% of Canadians disagree with him.
Clearly, many (perhaps most) First Nations members in Canada see themselves as a ’Nation’ and if it were left only to Justin Trudeau and his close supporters that is exactly how he would deal with them. And for all practical purposes this is pretty much the way he deals with Canada’s First Nations people already. This leaves the majority of Canadians out of this picture. The question that must be asked is when has the current prime minister ever pitched this idea to the voters and why is this issue not being addressed in an open and honest way? It is fundamental to the future of our country.
Canadian Indians quite regularly refer to themselves as a Nation, however, the response from almost every elected official is stony silence. The only Minister of the Crown with whom I have had an extensive discussion about the impossibilities of a ‘nation to nation’ relationship with the Indians was Minister Bernard Valcourt. That was back in 2013. He was remarkably open to discussing a difference of opinion. At that time I had been teaching young First Nations students at the high school and college level and I had a real sympathy for the kind of lives they lived on some of the remote Reserves.
Since then not one elected representative that I have contacted has been willing to even reply to questions about a ‘nation to nation’ relationship. That includes Marc Miller, Justin Trudeau, Anthony Rota, Victor Fedeli, Greg Rickford and others. This is especially true of the local mayor and councilors. The very words ’Indian’ or ‘aboriginal’ have them looking for the exit.
When are elected members representing Canadians at all levels going to address this critical, national issue? When are they going to speak up for Canadians? When are they going to stand up and declare that this concept will render Canada unmanageable? What is it going to take for this conspiracy of silence to end?
As far as I can recall Mike Harris was the last major elected official in Canada to make it clear to the Indians that he was not going to deal with them on a ‘nation to nation’ basis. The future of Canada depends on more people like him stepping up and taking charge of this great country.
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Thanks for reading. For more on aboriginal issues, read - The Indian Residential School Research Group
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It’s an act of bravery to use the word “Indians” for indigenous people. The article makes many wise points. In my view, Canada’s race-based laws or special rights to those with a sprinkle of native blood will sow a civil war over time. A Canadian is a Canadian is a Canadian!
They say the apple does fall far from the tree, but there are exceptions. Justin Trudeau is one. Pierre Trudeau and Chretien had it right in 1969 about the fallibility and impracticality of Nation to Nation relationships. However, by todays standards of delusional political correctness, their practicality is considered socially deviant. Canadians have become victims of the Tweedledee and Tweedledum political school of thought and yet, Justin shows no signs of tiring despite the fact that he must be exhausted from all his ego lifting.
“In reading The History of Nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities, their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object and go mad in its pursuit; that millions of people become simultaneously impressed with one delusion, and run after it, till their attention is caught by some new folly more captivating than the first.”
― Charles MacKay, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds