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Peaceful Protest at
Canadian Consulate { located in Chase Bank building}
IDLE NO MORE - HOUSTON, TEXAS
When:
Monday January 28th 2013
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Where: 5847 San Felipe Street, Houston, Texas
77057
We will meet on the sidewalk in front of the Chase Bank building.
Parking garage is on side street near the back. Cost 2.00 dollars an hour.
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Why:
This
is not just a Canadian First Nations issue. It is not just a Canadian
issue. This is about Human Rights and Protecting the environment for
all people.
Canadian Omnibus Bill C-45 was passed by the Canadian Government.
Indian Act
The
amendments to the Indian Act are clearly designed to give the Ministry
of Aboriginal Affairs access over First Nations' lands and undue
influence on vulnerable communities. The key amendment to the Act gives
the government authority to determine the surrender of any portion of any First Nation territory at any given time.
This
clause is in direct contravention of the UN Declaration on the Rights
of Indigenous Peoples which calls for the "free, prior and informed
consent" of all Indigenous peoples exercising their right of
self-determination.
Fisheries Act
New
changes to the Fisheries Act build on changes in the spring omnibus
legislation which further undermines Canada's ecology and removes legal
barriers to oil, pipeline and other developers. Four former fisheries
ministers as well as countless scientists have publicly opposed these
amendments. Currently resource developers have to receive authorization
under the Act when their projects damage lakes, rivers or other fish
habitat. They must also specify the corrective action. Under
these new changes, the developer will no longer be responsible for
fixing the environmental and habitat damage they cause.
The Navigable Waters Protection Act
The
Navigable Waters Protection Act will be amended to reduce its scope to
less than one percent of Canadian
waters. The new law will restrict federal oversight to the three oceans
that border Canada and to a mere 97 lakes and 62 rivers.
The
traditional territories of Aboriginal peoples' will be at the greatest
risk of environmental exploitation as the law was designed to provide
quick development access to resource extraction industries, a great
number of which operate on First Nations' land.
http://www.psac-afpc.com/news/
http://idlenomore.ca/ Website: Idle No More Canada
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