Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Bill C-5 signals a dramatic shift in Canadian politics, allowing major industrial projects to bypass environmental and Indigenous consultation. This move threatens to rupture Canada’s liberal foundations, sparking Indigenous resistance and raising fears of an authoritarian turn in response to growing civil unrest and dissent.
Bill C-5, Indigenous resistance, and the authoritarian turn at the heart of the settler state
Yes. Carney and future governments will be able to bypass environmental law and try to bypass Indigenous treaty rights (lawsuits will determine if they can if they try).
However, I do think that we the people still have the opportunity to knock some sense into this government to actually espouse the ‘values’ Carney campaigned on, without needing to lean on C-5 too much. Call and write your MP.
The fact we can do something about it doesn’t mean the feds actions amount to a matter of personal responsibility on us failing to stop it. It means not giving up, and standing up to make sure the Indigenous populations get their fair share for using their land, and benefit just as much as every Canadian from these projects.
For a number of issues like Gaza, the writing is on the wall. It’s a matter of time before Canada acts, how quickly and what type of things will be based on how much Carney, Anand and MPs hear from constituents, so raise your voice.
Be out on the street too, where you are able, of course. Nihilism isn’t helpful. It’s not useless. Collective action from Canadians have had US governors and senators come to us virtually on their knees begging to stop the boycott. During Parliament’s break is the best time to put ideas in MPs’ heads, before it’s in session and they get in the heat of the moment.
There’s still time to fix Bill C-2 or kill it entirely when the legislative session resumes.
On C-5, no concrete injury has occured yet in terms of Indigenous people getting screwed over from a project. Yes, the legislation that is in place was very, very much rushed with many things left unclarified. Get your say in, ahead of the corporate lobbyists, they’re being paid to cozy up to MPs and ministers.
The digital services tax was stopped at the last minute for an awful reason, that doesn’t mean we still can’t call for the government to change course and not move ahead with the repeal in Legislature, or reimplement it in a different way, as much as that sounds like a long shot.
Yes. Carney and future governments will be able to bypass environmental law and try to bypass Indigenous treaty rights (lawsuits will determine if they can if they try).
However, I do think that we the people still have the opportunity to knock some sense into this government to actually espouse the ‘values’ Carney campaigned on, without needing to lean on C-5 too much. Call and write your MP.
The fact we can do something about it doesn’t mean the feds actions amount to a matter of personal responsibility on us failing to stop it. It means not giving up, and standing up to make sure the Indigenous populations get their fair share for using their land, and benefit just as much as every Canadian from these projects.
Right, because this has always worked so well.
For a number of issues like Gaza, the writing is on the wall. It’s a matter of time before Canada acts, how quickly and what type of things will be based on how much Carney, Anand and MPs hear from constituents, so raise your voice.
Be out on the street too, where you are able, of course. Nihilism isn’t helpful. It’s not useless. Collective action from Canadians have had US governors and senators come to us virtually on their knees begging to stop the boycott. During Parliament’s break is the best time to put ideas in MPs’ heads, before it’s in session and they get in the heat of the moment.
There’s still time to fix Bill C-2 or kill it entirely when the legislative session resumes.
On C-5, no concrete injury has occured yet in terms of Indigenous people getting screwed over from a project. Yes, the legislation that is in place was very, very much rushed with many things left unclarified. Get your say in, ahead of the corporate lobbyists, they’re being paid to cozy up to MPs and ministers.
The digital services tax was stopped at the last minute for an awful reason, that doesn’t mean we still can’t call for the government to change course and not move ahead with the repeal in Legislature, or reimplement it in a different way, as much as that sounds like a long shot.