To the editor,
Since First Nations are not paying taxes to support the police (among every other governing service or assistance), yet their actions warrant attention of the police to waste their time lolly-gagging around these protests, tally and send the bill to the First Nations and see how fast First Nations come up with the money.
These protests are not being held on First Nations land claims where apparently Canadian Police forces have no jurisdiction, they are being held on Canada's taxpayers' land!
If Canadian taxpayers went on First Nations reserves and started trashing the First Nations land and blockading them from maintaining their upkeep, I have no doubt that the First Nations would be seeking restitution from the Canadian government.
As far as the Canadian police go (federal or provincial) taxpayers are paying police to do their job yet police are veering away from doing their job when it comes to these Idle No More protests, blockades and desecration of the Sir John A. monument in Kingston etc.
So what exactly are taxpayers paying the police for, to sit around and eat doughnuts yet again?
Solutions could include pay cuts to uncooperative police forces or fire them and recruit police that at least have the capacity to understand what they are being paid for.
David Jeffrey Spetch
Hamilton, Ont.
Member Civic Duty, the police turn their back to the desecration of the statue in Kingston of Sir John A Macdonald by Idle No More Protesters. The Police turn their backs to blockades which obstructs Canada's highways etc. which obviously slows economic growth and put's tax payers lives on hold and you give them Kudos for what?! People have the right to civil disobedience, and we have laws for those who cross the limitations of what Canadian society is willing to accept. Then we have police not doing what they are being paid to do when people of the First Nations cross those lines! Then we have people like you giving them kudos while attempting to claim they uphold what is legal and expect to be taken serious? If it's about protecting resources then First nations have their reserves to live on and chief themselves so why, being that they wanted nothing to do with a tax based democratic governing system in the first place hence the land claim treaties coming to be, if this is about protecting resources on First Nations Land are they trying to demand tax dollars from the Canadian Government to fund their education systems, house them, to fund their basic needs etc.? If you feel that it is First nations duty to Crash the Harper Government, then why aren't you encouraging them to become a part of the Canadian tax based democratic governing system by giving up land claims, paying taxes and having elected officials from newly formed constituencies represent them and effect change within our Democratic governing system? You're certainly not pulling the wool over my eyes member Civic Duty. Get the message! / David