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Dear Editor:

The Canadian government has procrastinating down to an art when it comes to dealing with First Nations residential school survivors. The agreement-in-principle has to go before cabinet on March 31, and then before all the courts on May 30, and then it has a six-month waiting period for residential school survivors to opt-in or out which then is Nov. 1. This does not guarantee any money for the survivors before the year's end. Also, the government has not drafted a form for the advance payment for the elderly (65 and older) after all these months. When the government wants their money, they don't waste any time forwarding you threatening letters that say they're going to garnishee your income tax return. [Makes this survivor down right pissed off.] The government has no plan in place how they're going to disburse these payments and will probably create another scandal wondering where all their money has gone.

I wonder how the Japanese internees got their money so quickly?

-Cyberonimo