 Big chunk of chief's salary came from payout after abandoning land claimBusiness | 206795 hits | Aug 13 1:16 pm | Posted by: N_Fiddledog  Ron Giesbrecht, the chief of an 85-member First Nation who ranked as Canada�s highest-paid politician last year, collected most of his nearly $1-million income by abandoning a land claim in exchange for an $8-million payment from the Province of B.C.Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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Nice, he sold out his band for a 30 pieces of silver. I wonder when he's moving to Montreal and running for Mayor. But, this new info begs the question. Did they band even know why their land claim suddenly disappeared.
My guess is that if more provinces do what BC did we'll start to see a pattern of nepotism and corruption in the ranks of Native Leadership that even we sceptics didn't think possible.
I'm still at a loss as to why your Parliament won't pass legislation that will permanently settle all future land claims.
Because screaming "racism" is too valuable a cash crop for those on the Canadian left that make too much money and gain too many political brownie points from resorting to such accusations all the time?
I'm still at a loss as to why your Parliament won't pass legislation that will permanently settle all future land claims.
Becasue the treaties have to be negotiated with the First Nations. There's over 200 in BC alone (although we do have, by far, the most). The land claims overlap, and the process is intensely complex and litigious. The lawyers are making a killing. Some of the bands have an interest in settling, but many others do not. Even after they are signed there are still residual obligations on the Crown, so it's not like the problem goes away.
The path of least resistance for government is the status quo.
ROTFL
Nice, he sold out his band for a 30 pieces of silver. I wonder when he's moving to Montreal and running for Mayor. But, this new info begs the question. Did they band even know why their land claim suddenly disappeared.
My guess is that if more provinces do what BC did we'll start to see a pattern of nepotism and corruption in the ranks of Native Leadership that even we sceptics didn't think possible.
He should have taken the magic beans.
ROTFL
Nice, he sold out his band for a 30 pieces of silver. I wonder when he's moving to Montreal and running for Mayor. But, this new info begs the question. Did they band even know why their land claim suddenly disappeared.
My guess is that if more provinces do what BC did we'll start to see a pattern of nepotism and corruption in the ranks of Native Leadership that even we sceptics didn't think possible.
Start to see nepotism and corruption? Are you just off the boat?
ROTFL
Nice, he sold out his band for a 30 pieces of silver. I wonder when he's moving to Montreal and running for Mayor. But, this new info begs the question. Did they band even know why their land claim suddenly disappeared.
My guess is that if more provinces do what BC did we'll start to see a pattern of nepotism and corruption in the ranks of Native Leadership that even we sceptics didn't think possible.
Jesus fuck, what's wrong with you. I'm no defender of the natives, but that's how negotiations work - the govt gives the band cash and the band surrenders claims to land.
�He has basically taken our First Nation from nothing to everything we have today,� said Mr. Giesbrecht�s brother, Randy.
Since Mr. Giesbrecht�s income became public, even dissident members have acknowledged that the past few years have seen major economic and social gains, including the construction of a new on-reserve housing complex.
So he didn't get his money from federal handouts, but essentially from selling claim to 236 hectares of land to the province. If his fellow band members don't like it, they can do something about it. It's not really any of our business.
If it turned out he refused to settle the claim you'd be winging about how the band was offered good money and turned it down.
ROTFL
Nice, he sold out his band for a 30 pieces of silver. I wonder when he's moving to Montreal and running for Mayor. But, this new info begs the question. Did they band even know why their land claim suddenly disappeared.
My guess is that if more provinces do what BC did we'll start to see a pattern of nepotism and corruption in the ranks of Native Leadership that even we sceptics didn't think possible.
Start to see nepotism and corruption? Are you just off the boat?
Yup, a big ship side grey one.
Freakin Radiomen. Should never have allowed them to "Muster for Grog" before operating their equipment.