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      ally
      been
      their
      back-
      Courts
      decision
      to
     
     
      bone
      of
      support.
      uphold
      Native
      rights,
      I
     
     
      Finally,
      Bill
      Clinton's
      have
      talked
      about
      it
     
    
   
   
    
     
      little
      speech
      on
      federal-
     
     
      ism
      and
      the
      impact
      on
     
     
      the
      world
      if
      every
     
     
      people
      were
      given
      their
     
     
      independence
      (the
     
     
      global
      map
      would
      be
     
     
      littered
      with
      over
      600
     
     
      countries)
      appears
      to
      be
     
     
      taking
      its
      toll.
      Parlia-
     
     
      mentary
      backbenchers
     
     
      (predominantly
      from
     
     
      Ontario)
      appear
      to
     
     
      have
      a
      weak
      appetite
      —
     
     
      for
      the
      Jean
      Chretien
     
     
      and
      Stephane
      Dion
     
     
      policy
      of
      making
      clear
     
     
      the
      rules
      for
      the
      next
     
     
      referendum.
      One
      must
     
     
      credit
      these
      people
      for
     
     
      having
      a
      better
      read
     
     
      than
      cabinet.
      Why??
     
     
      This
      is
      not
      the
      first
     
     
      time
      separatism
      has
     
     
      waned.
      For
      the
      most
     
     
      part
      people
      want
      to
      get
     
     
      on
      with
      things.
      But
     
     
      when
      the
      federal
     
     
      government
      provokes
     
     
      Quebeckers
      they
      take
      a
     
     
      renewed
      interest
      in
     
     
      what
      is
      going
      on.
      Heck
     
     
      we
      might
      not
      be
      wal-
     
     
      lowing
      in
      this
      morass
     
     
      had
      Brian
      Mulroney
     
     
      never
      gone
      to
      Meech
     
     
      Lake
      with
      the
      Premiers
     
     
      and
      cut
      a
      deal
      that
     
    
   
   
    
     
      managed
      to
      provoke
     
     
      everyone...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      reme
      Court
      Tak
     
    
   
   
    
     
      eee
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      now
      every-
     
     
      One
      is
      aware
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      C
     
     
      °ntroversy
      surround-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      here
      and
      certainly
     
     
      heard
      a
      lot
      about
      it
      on
     
     
      campus
      and
      in
      town.
     
     
      Certainly
      Fisheries
     
     
      Minister
      Herb
      Dilly
     
     
      Dali
      Dwahlial
      has
     
    
   
   
    
     
      been
      my
      whipping
      boy
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      the
      past
      for
      his
     
     
      surreal
      (but
      certainly
     
     
      not
      cerebral)
      approach
     
     
      to
      the
      problem.
      But
      I
     
     
      am
      giving
      him
      a
      break
     
     
      today.
      While
      one
     
     
      component
      of
      the
     
     
      decision
      affects
      the
     
     
      Fishery
      another
      com-
     
     
      ponent
      talked
     
     
      about
      Native
     
     
      logging
     
    

    
     
      rights.
      Well
     
     
      this
      is
      starting
     
     
      to
      bubble
     
    

    
     
      over
      as
      well.
     
     
      Last
      week
      in
     
     
      New
      Bruns-
     
     
      wick
      the
     
     
      Natives
      put
     
     
      this
      part
      of
      the
     
     
      ruling
      to
      the
     
     
      test.
      They
     
     
      started
      logging
     
     
      on
      Crown
     
     
      land.
      The
     
     
      provincial
     
     
      government
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      was
      consider-
     
     
      ate
      enough
      to
     
     
      let
      the
      Natives
     
     
      bring
      the
      logs
     
     
      to
      the
      mill
     
     
      where
      they
     
     
      promptly
     
     
      seized
      it
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      illegal
      logging.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      is
      a
      provincial
      jurisdic-
     
     
      tion
      is
      certain
      to
      cause
     
     
      problems
      as
      well.
     
     
      Frankly,
      I
      don’t
      think
     
     
      there
      is
      much
      First
     
     
      Nations
      Chief
      Phil
     
     
      Fontaine
      can
      do
      to
     
     
      quell
      this
      potentially
     
     
      explosive
      issue.
      He
      has
     
     
      got
      his
      hands
      full
      with
     
     
      the
      Fishing
      problem
      as
     
     
      well
      as
      one
      eye
      on
      the
     
     
      Nishga
      Treaty
      (BC
     
     
      Natives
      who,
      like
     
     
      Nunavet,
      are
      about
      to
     
     
      get
      their
      own
      land
      in
     
     
      North
      West
      BC)
      that
      is
     
     
      currently
      being
      debated
     
     
      in
      Parliament
      and
      will
     
     
      have
      ramifications
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      all
      Natives
      in
      Canada.
     
     
      I
      bring
      this
      up
      because
     
     
      I
      think
      that
      this
      area
      of
     
     
      the
      ruling
      is
      certain
      to
     
     
      cause
      longer
      term
     
     
      problems.
      Logging
      is
      a
     
     
      provincial
      jurisdiction.
     
     
      Fishing
      is
      Federal.
      The
     
     
      Supreme
      Court
      ruling
     
     
      has
      now
      put
      the
      ball
      in
     
     
      the
      court
      of
      the
      prov-
     
     
      inces.
      The
      challenge
     
     
      will
      be
      to
      see
      how
      long
     
     
      they
      take
      to
      put
      their
     
     
      own
      stamp
      on
      this
     
     
      legislation.
      My
      guess
      is
     
     
      that
      this
      component
     
    
   
   
    
     
      will
      end
      up
      in
      court
      as
     
     
      well.
      I
      doubt
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      provinces
      are
      prepared
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      This
      area
      which
      Native
      leader
      Phil
      Fontaine.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unlike
      Fishing
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      let
      the
      court
      rule
      on
     
     
      their
      area
      of
      jurisdic-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      tion.
      Should
      be
      inter-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      esting...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      New
      Years
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Newfoundland
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      must
      take
     
     
      moment
      to
      congratu-
     
     
      late
      Brian
      Tobin
      and
     
     
      his
      Liberal
      government
     
     
      for
      their
      forward
     
     
      thinking.
      Why??
      As
      we
     
     
      sit
      on
      the
      cusp
      of
      a
      new
     
     
      millennium
      many
     
     
      people
      and
      govern-
     
     
      ments
      are
      trying
      to
     
     
      decide
      how
      to
      celebrate
     
     
      it.
      Newfoundland
      has
     
     
      taken
      the
      progressive
     
     
      step
      of
      allowing
      New
     
     
      Years
      celebrations
      to
     
     
      go
      on
      all
      night.
      That
      is
     
    
   
   
    
     
      right.
      Newfies
      won
      t
     
     
      be
      hearing
      the
      song
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Closing
      Time
      on
      the
     
     
      morning
      of
      Jan.1.
      That
     
     
      is
      because
      they
      have
     
     
      decreed
      that
      bars
      can
     
     
      stay
      open
      all
      night
     
     
      long.
      What
      doés
      this
     
     
      mean??
      Basically
      42
     
     
      hours
      of
      uninterrupted
     
     
      partying
      right
      up
      till
     
     
      Jan.2
      3:00AM.
      I
      think
     
     
      all
      provinces
      should
     
     
      follow
      the
      lead
      our
     
     
      fellow
      progressive
     
     
      Newfies
      have
      taken.
     
     
      After
      all,
      it
      will
      be
      a
     
     
      long
      time
      before
      our
     
     
      future
      ancestors
      will
      be
     
     
      able
      to
      celebrate
     
     
      another
      new
      millen-
     
     
      nia!!
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Good
      News
      for
     
     
      Islanders...
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Recent
      num-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      de
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bers
      have
      come
      out
      on
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      the
      impact
      of
      the.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      bridge
      on
      the
      Island
      s
     
     
      tourism
      economy.
      The
     
     
      numbers
      look
      good
      for
     
     
      the
      most
      part.
      What
      I
     
     
      want
      to
      bring
      to
      every-
     
     
      one
      s
      attention
      is
      the
     
     
      fact
      that
      since
      the
     
     
      bridge
      opened,
      the
     
     
      numbers
      of
      tourists
     
     
      have
      risen
      from
      ap-
     
     
      proximately
      675,000
      to
     
     
      1.25
      million.
      This
      has
     
     
      led
      to
      tourism
      related
     
     
      activity
      to
      rise
      to
      over
     
     
      $300
      million.
      While
      all
     
     
      of
      this
      is
      good
      news
      the
     
     
      one
      alarming
      thing
      is
     
     
      that
      the
      average
     
     
      amount
      they
      are
      spend-
     
     
      ing
      while
      here
      has
     
     
      remained
      somewhat
     
     
      constant
      at
      about
      $240
     
    
   
   
    
     
      per
      trip
      per
      head.
      This
     
     
      is
      still
      a
      good
      chunk
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      change
      for
      every
      person
     
     
      visiting.
      The
      other
     
     
      interesting
      thing
      I
     
     
      wanted
      to
      note
      is
      the
     
     
      number
      of
      Japanese
     
     
      tourists
      that
      visit
      the
     
     
      island.
      Personally,
      I
      was
     
     
      struck
      by
      the
      amount
     
     
      when
      seen
      in
      relative
     
     
      terms.
      Around
      10000
     
     
      Japanese
      visit
      the
      Island
     
     
      a
      year.
      The
      relative
      part
     
     
      that
      strikes
      me
      is
      that
     
     
      this
      represents
      1
      for
     
     
      every
      10
      Islanders.
     
     
      There
      is
      no
      doubt
      that
     
     
      there
      is
      no
      other
      place
     
     
      on
      the
      face
      of
      the
      globe
     
     
      that
      has
      that
      great
      a
     
     
      proportion
      of
      overseas
     
     
      travelers
      to
      natives.
     
     
      Again
      I
      am
      humbled
      by
     
     
      the
      drawing
      power
      of
     
     
      Anne...
     
    

    
     
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