First elected as MLA of Tantramar in 2018 [departing from her post of Town Councillor in Sackville]
Posting below was during the "scamdemic" ... people lost jobs, savings, livelihoods, and in some cases their minds to the fear-mongering phoney coviet regime.. but that is the fake and weird life of a politician .. its all about word salad.. and big paydays.. MLAs are given $93K/yr.. that is way too much money for what they do: Newsroom
"Derek Gray
Still no post about the Battery Energy Storage fire in PEI?"
"It is time to cease this practice — not because our history is unimportant, or because past injustices should be forgotten, but because these formulaic declarations, imposed by policy rather than offered by conscience, no longer serve the purpose their advocates claim. In many cases, they undermine the very goals of reconciliation, civic unity and informed understanding."
"CUPE NB supports our members’ efforts to further the goals of reconciliation by making land acknowledgements. The union urges its members to use unequivocally the words “unceded”, “unsurrendered”, and “stolen” to describe the lands upon which we live." - CUPE NB
"They're going to take your land" - Blaine Higgs Premier of New Brunswick says Susan Holt...
did that really happen? Is it really true? Could a 'race' of people in our province be attempting to take the 'land back' using lawyers? Yeah, they are.. its called "race based law" and Susan Holt is a moron for not recognizing this reality.
Whoever the author at the Law Society of New Brunswick is that wrote this statement is a coward for not even signing their name and putting date to this "declaration" - here:
Oh Billy Boy, how I hope you are wrong. I’ve been thinking about your comment for a few days now. I normally don’t respond, but since nobody else has so far, I think I’ll weigh in.
You claim that First Nations have “zero influence, zero weight, and little ability one way or the other.” I hope you are wrong, although I notice NS Premier Tim Houston’s government appears to agree. Without consulting First Nations, his government reversed the ban on uranium exploration and mining; brought in a law to ban Indigenous protests to block clear-cutting on Crown land and called on the RCMP to crack down on non-government cannabis sales including shops on First Nations’ reserves. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaw-chiefs-tim-houston-claudia-chender-derek-mombourquette-cannabis-9.7012307
During his six years in office, I guess Blaine Higgs thought First Nations had “zero influence and zero weight” too when he abruptly cancelled shared gas-tax agreements without giving notice, launched a vigorous court challenge to land title claims resulting in yesterday’s ruling that J.D. Irving and two other big forestry companies are excluded from such claims and enthusiastically pushed for an end to the moratorium on fracking https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/chiefs-respond-higgs-comment-fracking-natural-gas-1.6840162
And I’m wondering if NB Power and PROENERGY didn’t agree with you too when they claimed, without any evidence, that the Mi’kmaq were investors in their gas plant and actually favoured the Centre Village site.
You may be wrong about one thing though Billy Boy. It looks like First Nations do have a seat at the table — but then again, only if they support burning fossil fuels and extracting mineral resources. Ford has his Ring of Fire, Holt has her Sisson mine, while Carney and Smith are pushing their new pipeline.
Oh, Billy Boy. When it comes to the continued existence of settler colonialism in Canada, you are scratching an open sore.
Commentary found today at Bruce Wark's website warktimes.com ...
Hope you're doing OK Bruce... you've done a lot to assist the "natives" here in N.B.
Wondering if the local "natives" might want to transform their aquisition "old CBC International Towers lands" by the highway for economic development purposes into a casino? Could happen: Wolastoq Casino Grand Opening | Fredericton Capital Region
Article from Bruce Pardy, Queen's University Law Professor here:
At the local "Beausejour Forum 2025" with THE Indie Media Eastcoast [included the land acknowledgement spiel with moderator Carol Cooke who came from Ontario transplanted to Sackville New Brunswick] here:
Polite request for Laura Landon [ shown on the left looking down in the photo above from THE Indie Media Eastcoast] who works at Mount Allison University's library next to her partner local reporter Bruce Wark [warktimes.com] and Erica Butler [who arrived from Halifax in 2020 with the Halifax Examiner gig to work at CHMA FM Mount Allison University radio] to please consider following and learning from Caroline Elliott in B.C. on the UNDRIP / U.N. land rights and natives issues taking place out West. I would also ask all the Town Councillors and Mayor Andrew Black to do the same at this time:
I have asked our politicians locally to stop using the land acknowledgements in our Town Hall meetings and to understand why referring to themselves as "settlers" could be problematic.
Alison Butcher, town councillor, requested that I come in and make a presentation in the Town Hall but there isn't any need of that.. education takes time and attention to details and dedication.. I just would like to see more critical-thinkers and involved and engaged people in this sleepy little university town of followers. That is all. Greg Martin and Bruce Phinney - two other town councillors for Tantramar - were also advised about the concerns regarding the "unceded territory" commentary and declarations being made in our Town Hall. Do the politicians understand their role in local government or do they only do what they are told to do instead of thinking for themselves?
Some things that are small details appear to be unimportant but are actually very key and "giving the land back" to natives should not be the goal of any one in this old town that was established in 1762... its just that simple.
Maintain an optimistic point of view; it will help!
their sign appeared during the "coviet" scam era..
Cape Bretoner Neil MacEachern and I may not agree on these matters at all - Neil was solely responsible for my one year ban from campus in 2016 at campus Rev. John Perkin's request [Perkin has since retired from Mount Allison University and relocated to a church in Ottawa]. Rev. John Perkin stated to the gathered audience at "Pride October 2015" on campus in front of the Chapel that "we are all global citizens on unceded territory".
Interim Director of Athletics and Recreation, Mount Allison University
Thank you, Time to say “Good Bye”… It has been an honour over the last 6 years to have been entrusted by the University, and our University Community, as the Director of Facilities Management of this beautiful, historic and much respected institution located on unceded Mi’kmaq territory. My greatest joy, has been coming to work everyday to serve such a vibrant and committed group of facilities staff, supervisors and managers who accepted my imperfections, and appreciated, or at least tolerated, my Cape Breton sense of humour.😊 To my university colleagues, internal and external , our consultants and business partners, “thank you” for your support and advice during my tenure. To my amazing wife Mary and our family, I am so very blessed to have had your collective patience and love over the years. l am very excited, as together, we create our next chapter…
”It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams” (G.Marquez).
Let’s dream on my friends…"
So after all this time it seems that amazingly Neil MacEachern is still hangin' around campus and riding the lucrative Mount Allison University gravy train.. imagine that?
You never did return my phone call in 2016 Neil.. why is that?
Additional note I have no Facebook account but am always available on Twitter for engagement.. and I am concerned too many people rely on Facebook for their information.
