Spiritual Forum

I'm a capitalist but with regulations and considerations for the environment and peoples rights. There are many urban areas that need to be renovated completely with green solutions -these guys simply want to get the resources and develop more condos and mcmansions.

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2012/12/30/idle-no-more-joe-clark-theresa-spence_n_2384572.html

OTTAWA - A visibly weak Chief Theresa Spence made a brief appearance on Sunday — in Day 20 of her fast —as a parade of politicians and protesters turned up the volume to demand action from the Harper government on treaty issues.

Through a spokesperson, the chief of the Attawapiskat First Nation said she was "deeply humbled" by the support she's received from aboriginals and non-aboriginals in her appeal for a face-to-face meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Gov. Gen. David Johnston.

A demonstration in support of her hunger fast took place at Toronto's Eaton Centre, where protesters crowded a section of the mall in a loud, but peaceful gathering.

There were also demonstrations at the legislature in Edmonton and in Calgary, outside of Harper's constituency office.

The main rail line between Montreal and Toronto was blocked for several hours Sunday evening delaying Via Rail passenger trains but traffic was moving later in the evening.

Spence acknowledged the outpouring from members of the Idle No More movement, but called for other First Nations leaders to also step up.

"This is a call to arms and a call to action in the most peaceful and respective way that reflects our natural laws as Indigenous nations," she said in the statement. "First Nations leadership need to take charge and control of the situation on behalf of the grassroots movement. We need to re-ignite that nation-to-nation relationship based on our inherent and constitutionally protected rights as a sovereign nation. We are demanding our rightful place back, here in our homelands, that we all call Canada."