Reading On.....

So I read in the bath tub for a couple of hours last night...prune..yes

I came across a number of other views on the "Rupert River" loss. As Rink Rat pointed out, there are 2 sides to every coin. In support of that notion, here are some quotes I found at National Geographic.

Namagoose, now the executive director of the High Council of the Cree, defends the agreement against some environmentalists' claims that it is a sale to the devil. "They want us to go down fighting for the sake of environmental protection," he said. "[But] every nation should be allowed to benefit from the extraction of its natural resources. That's the concession we see in our present situation."

So in other words, we do it all the time. Why cant they? Interesting but true.

"The Cree people are living in what can only be described as extreme poverty," said David Boyd, a professor of environmental law at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, British Columbia. "Their leaders made a decision—a very difficult decision, I'm sure—to sacrifice some of the environment to reap the economic benefits of development in their region."

I also read that the output of the Hydro project is the equivilent of XX number of Nuclear plants. (cant rememebr but is was mid boggling) Do I like Nuclear power...no. So we get into a "best worst scenario" Where the hydro going to come from to fuel our demand?

In the National Geographic article, they suggest going to the people who are creating the demand. Where there is demand, there is sale. And we have proven time and again that we are willing to sell our futures for today... Am I willing to change my lifestyle? I want so badly to say yes, but I fear the answer is no. Is this the heart of the issue?
Have the Cree people already given up on their way of life?
Does the leadership represent the people?

I will read on.