Part of the never-trust-anyone-over-thirty cohort. Born in America but emigrated to Canada when I reached the age of reason. Mom, retired lawyer, feminist.
Sep 16, 2021 • 26 tweets • 5 min read
Hey, @theJagmeetSingh. This is the problem with saying that now first nations have the right to control their own territory. The Pacheedaht have been shut out in the past, for sure. But the only solution made available to them has been to join in with logging. #SaveFairyCreek
And there is concurrent federal jurisdiction you can't ignore. The position of the Pacheedaht is equivalent to what in law is termed "agency capture". This is from a July 1, 2021 article in the Narwhal by Sarah Cox:
