Politics

Well it is not a simple issue to fix. It's not as simple as changing conservation rules, and it is not "accomodation." No pandering either.

Canadian First Nations have constitutional and treaty fishing rights that stretch back centuries. This is not some new idea or program or pandering.

Interestingly American treaty rights and the Reserved Rights Doctrine work pretty much the same way.

Suggesting that Canada "allows" native Canadians to fish in an almost unrestricted fashion is kind of like saying the U.S. government "allows" you to bear arms or to speak freely. It kind of misses how the whole things works and what the constitutions of both countries mean.

Do you think the United States accomodates you by allowing you to bear arms?

That's the wrong analogy you're using. Every Fish and Game animal in the USA is our national treasure. It is directly owned by We The People. The individual gets a license to harvest that animal and we all operate on an equal footing under the same Public Trust Wildlife Doctrine with the same seasons and limits regardless of race or creed. Biology and Conservation are consistently applied.

In Canada by contrast, simply by the color of your skin or your national origin, you are a class of citizen that must support conservation, pay for licenses, and obey reasonable principles to ensure your take is sustainable. On the other hand, simply by the color of your skin and national origin you are allowed to rape and pillage the crown resources, waste food, and destroy ecosystems that the other class pays dearly to protect. It has devastated the tourism economy of what was the finest Atlantic Salmon run in North America as just one example.

One Canadian group is paying dearly and responsibly for conservation, the other is exploiting the resource unfettered. What I've witnessed in their New Brunswick fisheries is nothing but absolute devastation and now their parliamentarians want to ban American sporting tourism as if there was any resources left to bring us there? Absurd.

In 2025 for example, New Brunswick estimated a total run of 5000 Atlantic salmon in both branches of the Miramichi River. The first nations were authorized to take up to 13,136 salmon that year using a variety of methods including nets, snagging, etc. First nations were allowed 263% of the total population!
 
Last edited:
Problem is, those D.C grifters won't ever present a bill that would vote themselves out of a job.

Don't you need a Constitutional amendment to implement term limits?
Well duh! Problem is those DC grifters won’t ever vote for the process to implement the Constitutional amendment for term limits.
 
Him showing up with his tactical hiking shoes on is one of the funniest parts of this whole debacle. :giggle::LOL::ROFLMAO:

...but on a serious note, Kentucky really does need to put this poor thing out to pasture.

MerrellMcConnell.jpeg
 
Do you think the United States accomodates you by allowing you to bear arms?
No. I think they are absolutely forbidden from having any say in the matter.


See, that's the basic difference between the US and Canadian Methods. One lists what the Crown grants, the other limits what the Government is allowed to do. This is what "Shall make no law respecting..." and "Shall not be infringed." means.

Contrast this with: "...guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law..."
 
Well that didn’t take long…

The loan hold out juror has been doxed and some of his family who didn’t even know he was serving on the jury are being hounded.

Described as a “Haitian Catholic man” which explains a lot.


Am I the only one who sees a poetic justice in a black immigrant man standing up to the agenda of liberal white women?
 
Long time I wasnt following this thread, so sorry to break the party with a subject non related to last posts, but...

So, Saudis are blocked. Ups.

They are cancelling oil exports to Europe. Their refineries and pipe line to red sea are hit.

So, Europe has embargo on Russian oil, and saudis are choked by now. And Hormuz is closed. Ups, again.

Now, we just need to follow how the European economy copes.

 
No. I think they are absolutely forbidden from having any say in the matter.


See, that's the basic difference between the US and Canadian Methods. One lists what the Crown grants, the other limits what the Government is allowed to do. This is what "Shall make no law respecting..." and "Shall not be infringed." means.

Contrast this with: "...guarantees the rights and freedoms set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law..."
You are correct sir! And that is my point. Although I would say the difference is more style than substance. The United States, can, and does limit the right to bear arms.

On this issue the difference we (in Canada) unfortunately don't have any specific protection for that right.
 
That's the wrong analogy you're using. Every Fish and Game animal in the USA is our national treasure. It is directly owned by We The People. The individual gets a license to harvest that animal and we all operate on an equal footing under the same Public Trust Wildlife Doctrine with the same seasons and limits regardless of race or creed. Biology and Conservation are consistently applied.

In Canada by contrast, simply by the color of your skin or your national origin, you are a class of citizen that must support conservation, pay for licenses, and obey reasonable principles to ensure your take is sustainable. On the other hand, simply by the color of your skin and national origin you are allowed to rape and pillage the crown resources, waste food, and destroy ecosystems that the other class pays dearly to protect. It has devastated the tourism economy of what was the finest Atlantic Salmon run in North America as just one example.

One Canadian group is paying dearly and responsibly for conservation, the other is exploiting the resource unfettered. What I've witnessed in their New Brunswick fisheries is nothing but absolute devastation and now their parliamentarians want to ban American sporting tourism as if there was any resources left to bring us there? Absurd.

In 2025 for example, New Brunswick estimated a total run of 5000 Atlantic salmon in both branches of the Miramichi River. The first nations were authorized to take up to 13,136 salmon that year using a variety of methods including nets, snagging, etc. First nations were allowed 263% of the total population!
It actually is the correct analogy. And, in fact, it works almost exactly the same way.

It also has nothing to do with the colour of your skin though, it is about national origin. But I guess trying to bring race into it suits your approach to try and denigrate a certain group with a broad brush. But in both Canada and America, race is not the test, it is sovereign citizenship. So, in the case of Canada's east coast say a Haida, a native Canadian, would have no special fishing rights. So the fact a Haida is native Canadian or "the colour of his skin" gives him no privileges, it is his national status.

I don't blame you for not understanding the role of your constitutional structure, I bet your civics don't cover it very well.

In the United States there are three sovereign powers you can be a citizen of (and obviously most people are at least two and some are three). Federal, state and native nations.

So, for instance, it is perfectly legal and consititutional for a state to differentiate between state citizens or residents and out-of-state residents in what they do for hunting or other natural resource allocation (or other areas but that is alonger storey). It is not about race, a white Montana citizen would have the same rights as a black or asian, or whatever vis-a-vis a black Texan etc. Race is not the operative feature, citizenship (or residency) effectively is. Are you equally as bothered by that aspect of American constitutionalism? People's rights to use natural resources etc are differentiated by their state citizenship. Am I not correct that resident and non-resident opportunities in various states can be very different?

In the U.S. the third clearly recognized sovereign power are native nations. As individual nations, not a racial group. They also have lots of special hunting, fishing, resource use, gambling options, because they are citizens of a third power. But it is not one giant power, it is unique to each native nation. A Seneca does not have the same rights as say an Aleut. Just like a Texan does not have the same rights as an Alaskan.

So it is not their race, or creed, or the colour of their skin that differentiates the rights, it is their citizenship in a nation that defines it. We tend to forget about the existence of native nations in our thinking.

It's a pity that our educational systems don't teach this properly, it could avoid very common race based thinking like yours which leads to inaccurate conclusions.

The easiest way to really understand it is just to think as each native nation as a "mini-state." It helps avoid lazy, inaccurate race-based thinking.

Personally I think the idea of banning American hunters is daft. Always happy to have my hunting neighbours come up and enjoy themselves here.
 
Both his parents fled Cuba. His parents know what this is about, and I'm sure they shared their experiences with him. We have too many blind, ignorant people, begging for free stuff and little do they know that once Communism has you, they own you.

My family lost all their land to the Sandinista Revolution, and the "redistribution of wealth", where everyone was entitled to owning a piece of land. Nicaragua has not had any elections in who knows how long. Ortega is now the "President" until he dies, no more elections. No freedom of speech, no freedom of religion, no freedom of expression. Try one of them, and you'll be thrown in prison, if you don't just disappear.
 
The easiest way to really understand it is just to think as each native nation as a "mini-state

Thats a fair analogy, the issue is that these mini-states are exploiting federal resources.

This is a bit of an issue in the US since Wildlife is owned/controlled by the state, but due to treaties signed between the nations there is an exception.
 
Both his parents fled Cuba. His parents know what this is about, and I'm sure they shared their experiences with him. We have too many blind, ignorant people, begging for free stuff and little do they know that once Communism has you, they own you.

My family lost all their land to the Sandinista Revolution, and the "redistribution of wealth", where everyone was entitled to owning a piece of land. Nicaragua has not had any elections in who knows how long. Ortega is now the "President" until he dies, no more elections. No freedom of speech, no freedom of religion, no freedom of expression. Try one of them, and you'll be thrown in prison, if you don't just disappear.

People vote themselves into Marxism with the promise of free stuff, but then have to fight their way out when the oppressive hand of authoritarian government crushes them, which is why the would be rulers try non-stop to disarm citizens.
 
IMG_6247.jpeg
Following up on events ticket price discussion a few pages / days ago…

I attended the Chicago Cubs / Atlanta Braves baseball game at Wrigley Park in Chicago last night. (Tuesday 9/15)

My seat was in the Club Box Home Plate. 11 rows up just to right of home plate.
Ticket cost was $129.92 (pic below) that I purchased online at Ticket Master….

38,500+ people in attendance.

It was a good evening, with lots of locals in the stands just there to watch baseball on a Tuesday night.
IMG_6252.jpeg
 
View attachment 792796Following up on events ticket price discussion a few pages / days ago…

I attended the Chicago Cubs / Atlanta Braves baseball game at Wrigley Park in Chicago last night. (Tuesday 9/15)

My seat was in the Club Box Home Plate. 11 rows up just to right of home plate.
Ticket cost was $129.92 (pic below) that I purchased online at Ticket Master….

38,500+ people in attendance.

It was a good evening, with lots of locals in the stands just there to watch baseball on a Tuesday night.
View attachment 792794

Looks like fun. The MVP, IMHO, is PCA's to lose. He gas had a season worthy of winning it.
 
Looks like fun. The MVP, IMHO, is PCA's to lose. He gas had a season worthy of winning it.
The crowd chanting “PCA MVP” was lots of fun for sure :A Clapping:
 
Trump should hope his Fed chairman Warsh raises rates against his wishes.

Lowering them would be gas on the current inflation. The 10 year treasury is already high and impacts the average American more than the Fed raising short term rates.

Raising rates will show the market and world the Fed is serious about getting inflation
down.

Hopefully he doesn’t listen to Trump
 

Forum statistics

Threads
70,127
Messages
1,564,653
Members
167,219
Latest member
Mercedes50
 

 

 

Latest profile posts

migrabill wrote on Surgeon1's profile.
Be careful of this Wolfen guy. 2 messages. Both trying to sell something. He PM'ed me trying to sell something and he PM'ed my friend on here trying to sell something. Fishy.
autofire wrote on Dr Ray's profile.
Hi Dr. Ray, I will be in Cooktown from Oct 16 to Oct 23 fishing Lizard Island Black Marlin Tournament.

I have several "slack" days after fishing before I head for stay in Sydney and Fiji.

Do you have any recommendations for 1 or 2 day hunt near Cooktown?

I've hunted both DG and PG in 4 different countries in Africa.
Thank you,
Bob
Alex Sniper wrote on Bynotic's profile.
Good morning. I see that you had a Sauer 202 for sale for $3,000. Did you sell it at that price?
I have one for sale as well. I listed it (on here ) at $3,000 as well. Is the price high, low or right where it should be?

Thanks. Alex. [redacted] in case you want to call me to discuss further. I appreciate your time help and support.
 
Top