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Follow me here: David battled Goliath. Aboriginal people in Canada have sure been fighting Goliaths for a very long time and they don't often win. That's why when an entire community can come together to battle any Goliath, they should be recognized for their courage, not silenced as in the case of the Lubicon Cree and their supporters.

The Lubicon have been facing their own Goliath in the form of the pulp and paper giant, Daishowa, the multi-national that set up shop in their back yard.

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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.

However, when it came to the residential school apology that was recommended in the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report published one year ago, she didn't have a chance - or a clue.

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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.

However, when it came to the residential school apology that was recommended in the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report published one year ago, she didn't have a chance - or a clue.

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We gained some new respect for the new Indian and Northern Affairs minister earlier this month as we participated in a telephone press conference called by the minister for the Aboriginal media. For someone who keeps repeating how new she is and how little she knows about her cabinet post, Jane Stewart tip-toed around some tough questions with remarkable poise.

However, when it came to the residential school apology that was recommended in the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples report published one year ago, she didn't have a chance - or a clue.

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Rumored cuts to two federal programs involving addictions are having an effect. Groups country-wide who work against dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco have banded together to work for maintaining federal funding levels.

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Rumored cuts to two federal programs involving addictions are having an effect. Groups country-wide who work against dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco have banded together to work for maintaining federal funding levels.

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Rumored cuts to two federal programs involving addictions are having an effect. Groups country-wide who work against dependency on alcohol, illegal drugs and tobacco have banded together to work for maintaining federal funding levels.