Carney's 'Green' Gambit: More Pipelines, Same Old Colonialism
The Guardian hails a 'breakthrough' land deal for the Haida Nation, yet simultaneously reports their threat to derail Mark Carney's 'pipe dream' of expanded oil infrastructure. While 'recognition' sounds progressive, the historical record shows that Indigenous rights are frequently 'recognized' right up until they interfere with profitable resource extraction. This isn't a new fight; Canada's
history is paved with broken treaties and resource grabs from coast to coast, from logging to pipelines. Every 'deal' seems to set the stage for the next industrial encroachment, disguising corporate interests as national necessity (and never mind whose land it's on). So, a 'breakthrough' land deal on Monday, and then a pipeline threat on Tuesday. One might wonder if 'recognition' is just the
preamble to the next expropriation. How many times does history have to repeat itself before the media connects the dots between 'progress' and ongoing plunder?