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[Victoria Watcher]

AI says this about the business park:

 

[dasmo]

Canada’s head of state is the King, and the Crown is a term we use to represent his authority, even if it appears symbolic or ceremonial. I swore an oath to a monarch when I became a Canadian citizen, that was a serious oath and not just a symbolic gesture.

Every law in Canada has to receive Royal Assent. There is always a safety switch in a system like ours, even if not talked about or not a matter of routine precedent.

I know, but it is made more ambiguous than that. Here is the official statement on it. It get's more ambiguous when you get into court definitions etc. 

 

Canada’s Head of State
In today's constitutional monarchy, His Majesty King Charles III is King of Canada and Canada's Head of State. He is the personal embodiment of the Crown in Canada.

In Canada’s system of government, the power to govern is vested in the Crown but is entrusted to the government to exercise on behalf and in the interest of the people. The Crown reminds the government of the day that the source of the power to govern rests elsewhere and that it is only given to them for a limited duration.

 

The governor general and lieutenant governors
The governor general and the 10 lieutenant governors represent the Crown in Canada and act on the Monarch’s behalf.

The governor general’s role and responsibilities consist mainly in carrying out many of the duties on behalf of The King. For example, he or she presides over the swearing-in of the prime minister, the Chief Justice of Canada and cabinet ministers. However, there are powers that can only be exercised by The King. The lieutenant governors of the provinces perform similar duties at the provincial level.

 

The Parliament of Canada
The Parliament of Canada consists of The King, the Senate and the House of Commons. In the provinces, legislatures consist of the lieutenant governor and the elected assembly.

His Majesty's representatives act on the advice of the prime minister or ministers responsible to the House of Commons or the provincial legislative assemblies.

 

https://www.canada.c...rce=chatgpt.com

 

But ya, It's not a government of the people for the people is it? 

[Victoria Watcher]

A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes' Aboriginal title area in Richmond, B.C., said it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to take the rare step of reopening the landmark case.

Montrose Properties said it should be party to the litigation that resulted in a judgment that critics say casts doubt over private land ownership in the title area and beyond.

Montrose said it owns about 120 hectares of land in the 300-hectare title area next to the Fraser River and it intends to file an application with the court in coming days.

"Montrose’s goal is to ensure that no findings or declarations are made that affect its interests unless and until it has been fully heard," its statement says.

Ken Low, president of Montrose, said the firm is surprised by the impact of the court case that it was not even a party to, and has no choice but to seek reopening of the case.


https://www.timescol...e-move-11463150

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 07 November 2025 - 04:55 PM.

[dasmo]

A company that says it is the biggest private landowner in the Cowichan Tribes' Aboriginal title area in Richmond, B.C., said it will ask the British Columbia Supreme Court to take the rare step of reopening the landmark case.

Montrose Properties said it should be party to the litigation that resulted in a judgment that critics say casts doubt over private land ownership in the title area and beyond.

Montrose said it owns about 120 hectares of land in the 300-hectare title area next to the Fraser River and it intends to file an application with the court in coming days.

"Montrose’s goal is to ensure that no findings or declarations are made that affect its interests unless and until it has been fully heard," its statement says.

Ken Low, president of Montrose, said the firm is surprised by the impact of the court case that it was not even a party to, and has no choice but to seek reopening of the case.


https://www.timescol...e-move-11463150

Ya, exactly. That is the government continuing to violate property rights. Just brutal. Just be open, fair and honest. Dig through the negotiations with TRUTH not secrecy. This is then just an inversion of the original violation. So while it is fair that the FN bring their case it is unfair to exclude those it affects.

Edited by dasmo, 07 November 2025 - 05:27 PM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Adam Pankratz: Land rights confusion a mess of David Eby's making

The Premier must come clean with B.C. residents before social cohesion breaks down around property rights panic


https://nationalpost...vid-ebys-making

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 November 2025 - 05:42 AM.

[Mike K.]

Look at how often municipalities go in camera to discuss land dealings. It seems the name of the game for government when it comes to land is secrecy before the taxpayer. They claim it’s so their negotiations are not undermined, but ultimately we pay for their decisions.

[dasmo]

That’s exactly what they did to them. They divided up the land without including them, the very people living off of it and on it. I suspect in another 50 years it will just be a continuation of the crown’s violations towards the people living here.

[Victoria Watcher]

That’s exactly what they did to them. They divided up the land without including them, the very people living off of it and on it.

 

How did all the other countries in the world get land, when they were first fomed?  They just bought it, or found it (empty of people), or how?

 

Go ahead, name any country in the world you want, tell me how it came to be.  Not break-aways, just tell me about the first act of statehood for any country, how it happened.

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 November 2025 - 08:10 AM.

[dasmo]

Conquest, genocide or treaty.

[Victoria Watcher]

Conquest, genocide or treaty.

 

OK, that's fair.

 

What are just some of the major treaties with indigenous people in Europe, for example?  Or South America?   Or Africa?   Or Asia?

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 08 November 2025 - 08:26 AM.

[Mike K.]

Or just expansion. There was no conquest when human beings first walked onto the North American continent, they just settled. Some kept going further south. No treaties back then, either. That’s a European construct, I think?

If you go back far enough, Europeans’ ancestors did the same.

[dasmo]

I guess they did it right then. Our government doesn’t seem to do anything right.

[lanforod]

At this point there is no unclaimed land in the world. So just settling is no longer an option and hasn’t been for some time.

[Mike K.]

Our government just does the bidding of the Crown, probably.

Harry is keeping watch over the US colonies, meanwhile, with his story of ending up there looking more like a Shakespearean play than a real life drama.

[dasmo]

Our PM is a an Irish and British citizen. Unless his campaign office is telling the truth that he revoked them. Did they provide proof?

[Victoria Watcher]

Member of Cowichan Tribes ordered to clean up illegal dump

 

Drone video:   https://globalnews.c...up-illegal-dump

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 09 November 2025 - 04:05 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

Cowichan Tribes seeks federal help to deal with mountain of waste

The garbage pile is on three lots on reserve land near the Allenby Road Bridge over the Cowichan River.



https://www.timescol...-waste-11472123

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 November 2025 - 01:55 AM.

[Victoria Watcher]

The office of British Columbia Premier David Eby has appointed a "community contact" whose job is to work with residents of Richmond, B.C., going door to door to talk to those potentially affected by the landmark Cowichan Aboriginal title decision.

A flyer sent to residents said the person's role is to answer questions and listen to residents' concerns and experiences, including any effect the B.C. Supreme Court ruling in August has had on "mortgages, refinancing, property sales or permits."

"The decision has raised concerns for some homeowners and small businesses. I want to hear from you," says the flyer.

The premier's office said in response to questions about the flyer that there are about 45 privately owned properties in the 300-hectare Aboriginal title area, and at least 100 more in areas claimed by the Cowichan but excluded from the title zone by the judge.




https://www.timescol...e-case-11472734

Edited by Victoria Watcher, 11 November 2025 - 01:55 AM.

[Mike K.]

Remember when there was a massive community response to the Malahat dump proposal from a private contractor? That contractor was required to follow all the rules, but the community rallied behind eventual MLA Sonia Furstenau who orchestrated a response against the proposal, and the dump was barred from operating.

I have been told that there are several illegal or un sanctioned dumps operating in Cowichan.

[max.bravo]

A quick drive down west Saanich road makes it look like nearly every lot on the reserve is a dump…