Accountability, independence and paternalism (June 20, 2008)
MPs must speak freely on what are valid concerns (http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/letters/story.html?id=7bafc51f-1548-4c96-ba64-e516c14b2844) Ottawa Citizen, Jun 18 ’08
Re: M.P. Pierre Poilievre’s comments. “…demanding greater financial accountability from band councils.”
Comment: The real problem is “we” should let aboriginal peoples govern themselves and be accountable to each other with their own form of government. The paternalism has to go. The same principle applies to non-aboriginal Canadians.