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An open letter to Prime Minister Jean Chretien:

Sekon Prime Minister Chretien.

I am writing this letter to you on behalf of the Mohawks of Akwesasne as a means to express our collective concern about the proposed plan to substantially increase the amount of taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products in Canada.

To be blunt, Akwesasne steadfastly opposes the increase of tobacco taxes and the words that follow will tell you why.

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An open letter to Prime Minister Jean Chretien:

Sekon Prime Minister Chretien.

I am writing this letter to you on behalf of the Mohawks of Akwesasne as a means to express our collective concern about the proposed plan to substantially increase the amount of taxes on cigarettes and other tobacco products in Canada.

To be blunt, Akwesasne steadfastly opposes the increase of tobacco taxes and the words that follow will tell you why.

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Preston Manning talked the talk and then walked the walk in Calgary in late June and it cost him. Believe it or not - we commend him for taking a rare risk.

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Preston Manning talked the talk and then walked the walk in Calgary in late June and it cost him. Believe it or not - we commend him for taking a rare risk.

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It's too early to tell if behind-the-scenes political and legal maneuvering will lead to more settlements of residential school compensation cases, but many observers don't think a fair disposition of the claims is the federal government's real goal.

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It's too early to tell if behind-the-scenes political and legal maneuvering will lead to more settlements of residential school compensation cases, but many observers don't think a fair disposition of the claims is the federal government's real goal.

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An independent analyst's report on the way federal government departments have handled lawsuits filed by First Nations or individual Aboriginal people confirms many of the accusations Native leaders have levelled at the government in recent years.

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An independent analyst's report on the way federal government departments have handled lawsuits filed by First Nations or individual Aboriginal people confirms many of the accusations Native leaders have levelled at the government in recent years.