PEACE AND HARMONY TRUST : INTERNATIONA LAW DEFINES CONSECUTIVELY SOVEREIGN SETTLED: KWA'MUTSUN TURTLE ISLAND
2021 A.D.E. SINCE TIME BEGAN : salus populi suprema est lex - (Sep 14th) - the right of the people is the supreme law : IN TRUTH WE TRUST A.D.E. 2021
HON JODY WILSON-RAYBOULD INTERVIEWED REGARDING THE PUBLICATION OF "INDIAN" IN THE CABINET
EXPERIENCES OF AN INDIGENOUS LEADER (PUGLAAS) WITH TRADITIONAL AND MODERN ERA ETHICAL FOCUS
"For example, the 1613 Two-Row Wampum Belt of the five Iroquois Nations of the Haudenosaunee has two rows of purple beads set on a white background. The rows represent the courses of two vessels – a Haudenosaunee canoe and a European ship – travelling parallel together, each one containing their respective nation’s laws and customs but never crossing. The belt symbolizes that neither group will force their laws, traditions, customs or language on each other, but will coexist peacefully." : JWR 2017
Addendum : Canada Conflict Of Interest And Ethics Commissioner re Trudeau vs Wilson-Raybould : Addendum
"I find that Mr. Trudeau used his position of authority over Ms. Wilson-Raybould to seek to influence her decision on whether she should overrule the Director of Public Prosecutions' decision not to invite SNC-Lavalin to enter into negotiations towards a remediation agreement. Because SNC‑Lavalin overwhelmingly stood to benefit from Ms. Wilson-Raybould's intervention, I have no doubt that the result of Mr. Trudeau's influence would have furthered SNC-Lavalin's interests. The actions that sought to further these interests were improper since the actions were contrary to the constitutional principles of prosecutorial independence and the rule of law." Mario Dion, CIC : ("Mr. Trudeau contravened section 9 of the Act.")
Respectfully Reviewed By :RUBY MARY PETER "WHAT WAS SAID TO ME" - ROYAL BC MUSEUM PUBLICATION : Estate Board Of Directors
Letter to the Editor @ E-KNOW
: “From star MP to difficult and incompetent –
really?”
On February 12, the day after her
last meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Honourable Jody
Wilson-Raybould resigned from Cabinet, signing “Puglaas” – her Kwak’wala name –
and retained no less than the Honourable Thomas Cromwell, a former Supreme
Court justice, to advise her on what she may speak about.
The 2015 election of the Trudeau
Liberals was accompanied by much fanfare and rhetoric about the new political
era, one marked by positive and inclusive approaches (“sunny ways”), respect
for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, open government, a retreat from the
concentration of Prime Ministerial power in the PMO, and the deployment of
feminist principles.
The newly- elected
Vancouver-Granville MP and then the first Indigenous Minister of Justice,
Wilson-Raybould was paraded like a prize trophy as evidence of all of these
things.
Fast-forward to 2019, and the trophy
has become a target. Her alleged resistance to pressure from the PMO in the
prosecution playbook for SNC Lavalin by inference resulted in her very public
discipline by the Prime Minister in the form of her demotion to Veterans’
Affairs in an otherwise mundane mini-cabinet shuffle.
In a statement at that time on her MP web page, she wrote: “The role of
the Attorney General of Canada carries with it unique responsibilities to
uphold the rule of law and the administration of justice, and as such demands a
measure of principled independence. It is a pillar of our democracy that our
system of justice be free from even the perception of political interference
and uphold the highest levels of public confidence. As such, it has always been
my view that the Attorney General of Canada must be non-partisan, more
transparent in the principles that are the basis of decisions, and, in this
respect, always willing to speak truth to power.”
Meanwhile, certain Liberal pundits
who evidently didn’t get the sunny-feminist-ways memo have been indulging in
character assassination, running a whisper campaign that Wilson-Raybould is not
a team player and is difficult. One even said on the CBC that she is reputed to
be incompetent. This feels very familiar to many women across the country, now
rolling their eyes, recognizing this for the stereotypical cheap shots against
women who beg to differ.
Ah, the politics of symbolism.
Perhaps Trudeau et al. forgot that
the MP for Vancouver-Granville is a powerful political and professional actor
in her own right. She has a heritage of illustrious politicians in the
Kwakwaka’wakw Nation. She has served as Crown Prosecutor in British Columbia,
as a Treaty Commissioner, and as Regional Chief of the Assembly of First
Nations, places where competence and political acumen are valued. Her public
contributions are likely far from over.
She is not someone to be messed with
and she’s nobody’s trophy. The inferred antics in the PMO – the parameters of
which many are interested in knowing – have cost the federal government its
first Indigenous woman Justice Minister, and may cost Vancouver-Granville its
MP.
It seems unlikely she would choose to
run again – or that the current leader of the federal Liberals would sign her
nomination papers.
In the ashes of all of this we may
find some smoking residue suggesting causes of this particular political
firestorm, helping us to comprehend exactly how politics and power are
currently deployed, for whom, and at whose cost. And in this matter, we’ve all
lost.
The merits of participating in
mainstream electoral politics are complicated for Indigenous people.
Wilson-Raybould’s choice to
participate in partisan politics wasn’t universally supported in Indian
Country, which has little trust in and fewer reasons to support mainstream
political parties and governments. Nor was her every stance supported by all
Indigenous people. Her positioning in Justin Trudeau’s government was as much
liability as asset in Indian Country.
For we signatories, this is both a
sad and proud moment. We are troubled by the rolling train of toxic federal politics
and by the treatment of one of our own, an accomplished Indigenous woman who
chose to contribute to mainstream politics. We are proud of her record, her
integrity, her principles, and we wish her well.
Signatures…
Joyce Green (Cranbrook/University of Regina),
Gina Starblanket (University of Calgary),
Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark (University of
Victoria),
Renae Watchman (Mount Royal University),
Sarah Hunt (University of British Columbia),
Lianne Marie Leda Charlie (Yukon College),
Christine O’Bonsawin (University of Victoria),
waaseyaa’sin Christine Sy (University of Victoria),
Jeff Corntassel (University of Victoria),
Patricia M. Barkaskas (University of British
Columbia),
Dallas Hunt (University of Manitoba)
2021 A.D.E. SINCE TIME BEGAN : salus populi suprema est lex - the right of the people is the supreme law : IN TRUTH WE TRUST A.D.E. 2021
