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Spence's community of Attawapiskat where a year later, the town is still
without adequate housing and infrastructure as the winter sets back in."
Lewenza said that he and many others have been deeply moved by
the courage and tenacity shown by Chief Spence, who is in the seventh
day of the hunger strike. The union leaders are adding their voices to the
legions of supporters through the emerging #Idlenomore movement.
During the hunger strike, Chief Spence is living in a teepee on Victoria
Island in the Ottawa River, near the Supreme Court of Canada and the
House of Commons.
"Chief Theresa Spence's fight for her people is similar to that labour
movement and so many other groups - the fight for dignity, respect, and
equality," said CEP National President Dave Coles. "It is urgently
necessary that the government reach an equitable agreement with the First
Nations people. As a country, we know all too well the reality of centuries
of colonization, inequality and abuse.
"On behalf of more than 300,000 working women and men
across Canada, we are urging the federal government to live up to its
responsibility to aboriginal people and meet with Chief Theresa
Spence and other aboriginal leaders," said Coles.
Quote of the Day:
Oil companies have gained control over billions of
gallons of water from Western rivers in preparation for
future efforts to extract oil from shale deposits under the
Rocky Mountains, according to a new report by an
environmental group that opposes such projects.
The group, Western Resource Advocates, used public
records to conclude that energy companies are collectively
entitled to divert more than 6.5 billion gallons of water a day
during peak river flows. The companies also hold rights to
store, in dozens of reservoirs, 1.7 million acre feet of water,
enough to supply metro Denver for six years. — Wall Street