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A few hundred gather at Peace Arch border in support of Idle No More movement
SURREY/CKNW (AM980)
Martin MacMahon | Email news tips to martin.macmahon@corusent.com
1/5/2013

A few hundred people have gathered at the Peace Arch Border for a rally in support of the Idle No More movement.

The crowd has formed a circle below the Peace Arch and with flags waving in the breeze, song and the sound of drums has been ringing out.

Those gathered are there for various reason, but they're all there in support of the Idle No More movement.

Some have mentioned support for hunger striking Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence.

The main talking point though has been that people are ignoring First Nations issues and they are trying to bring attention to that.


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  1. speakup posted on 01/05/2013 04:18 PM
    why do they need to go off THEIR LAND to protest on OUR LAND?
    Pick one!
    You can't have it ALL - FN People!

    If they really cared - they would just feed the poor woman!
  2. RoseH_1028 posted on 01/05/2013 05:52 PM
    "idle No More". Hmmm, maybe this means they are actually going to get a job.
  3. Ron_26 posted on 01/05/2013 07:54 PM
    The thing is, I've tried to understand what they are demonstrating / "striking" for. They don't even seem to be very together. Some want more money but don't want to change their lives. Some don't like a bill but don't really explain why. Many are just supporting Spence, but what the heck does she want? And then, I think some just like getting on the attention bandwagon. I'd like to either agree or disagree, but I just don't get their point.
    Who's really idling?
    1. speakup posted on 01/06/2013 11:47 AM
      @Ron_26 Don't they know that the border is a
      NO IDLE ZONE!

      I guess they are EXEMPT to those rules too!
  4. MikeyM_2 posted on 01/06/2013 04:52 PM
    If there was a travesty of Jusitice and a misnomer its the Idle etc etc. People in the news bizz r now checking out the salaries and the (Millions) Gifts(thousands) and people employed (100's) do nothing. They are getting paid millions and have sock portfolios in the millions and still they say that we (the white sucks (as they call us) still need to pay them more money. Get serioius get rid of (a) the reserve system(b) the indian act (c) dont replace the act with new legislations,. MAKE THEM ALL GET OFF THEIR RESERVES OR DUFFS AS THE CASE MAYBE AND GO TO WORK EVERYDAY THATS EVERYDAY THATS EVERYDAY REITION JUST IN CASE ANYONE MISSES THE POINT. sTOP ALL THE PAYMENTS TO THESE PEOPLE CAUSE WE DONT OWE THEM ANYTHING IN THE FIRST PLACE. My da was an immigrant same as them and no one paid him a nickel and HE WORKED EVERYDAY Time for them to man up show and shutup and work WORK
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