Canada's Next Great Prime Minister Entry - Alika Lafontaine



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My name is Alika Lafontaine and I'm a 25 year old Aboriginal Physician from Saskatoon, SK.
Its been said by many government officials that the state of our Aboriginal peoples is a "National Disgrace." I think most Canadians agree that something needs to be done, but the question is what? In my platform I suggest a redefinition of the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the res
t of Canada and the replacement of the Indian Act with a third seat of government called the Aboriginal House. Aboriginal peoples currently make up a high percentage of our impoverished, imprisoned and soon to be ill. They also make up a high percentage of our youth. Helping Aboriginal peoples wi
ll help all of Canada. It will help our Health Care system with a lower burden of illness. It will help our overstretched penal system with lower crime rates and lower gang involvement. It will help our economy with better educated, more skilled young people. Creation of a new relationship betwe
en Aboriginal peoples and Canada can help Aboriginal people to finally be empowered, take responsibility for our own future and be a partner in sustainable development. For more discussion, check out my Facebook group: http://usask.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5714082918


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Array ( 1 year ago by vanessars13)
Alika,
Thanks for taking the time to make/post this video. You raised a lot of points that I was not aware of. I think that is probably one of the best things to take away from a video- new information!!
Good idea - Best of ... ( 11 months ago by Febrile1)
Good idea - Best of luck to you.
Canada is a lost cause with the North American Union, so do what you can for yourselves. The Free Trade Agreement's "National Treatment" clause gives away our National soveriegnty - Look it up!
Alika, I would vote ... ( 11 months ago by Skellyrm)
Alika, I would vote for you. The two years I spent in Central Canada, I was able to see the problems that the Aboriginal People face. I was in well over 1000 Aboriginal homes and a good 7k-10k Canadian homes all together. Being a Physician you focus on how to diagnose, resolve problems, and treat patients. Thus Healing people essentially! The Prime Minister needs to be a Physician. I have also Met you. You are also as accountable as you are responsible! What % of Politician's are!?!
You have the best ... ( 11 months ago by Skellyrm)
You have the best idea and the hardest idea, but it would have the best outcome! Good luck on winning! Your video was the so good! You can look at a camera and people can actually hear you when you speak. And you didn't have to go to Washington DC like Magoo Moloo!
Alika you know what ... ( 9 months ago by grindintimes1)
Alika you know what the problem is.....................YOU GUYS ABORIGINALS ARE ACTING TO MUCH LIKE THE NON ABORIGIGNALS canadians.Alot of the tribes peoples up their dont even speak their own language,you wont teach it in your schools you guys speak english in your fricking HOMES!!!wtf dude majority of you guys take english french names WTF!! your not standing out why should the government give certain rights to some and others not?You guys need to start acting like aboriginals!!! i lovenatives
Just a bit of ... ( 8 months ago by kahniki)
Just a bit of interesting information; Were you aware that the National Chief is elected by a minute fraction of the overall aboriginal population in Canada? As aboriginal people we are not allowed to vote on our national leader. This election excludes the general population and only allows one member (the elected chief) of each nation a vote. This vote does not even include traditional council or chiefs....
and by the way... ... ( 8 months ago by kahniki)
and by the way...You deserve acknowledgment for the empowerment you envision within our aboriginal nations. Original ways flow deeper than the language we speak, or the platform we choose to deliver our message. Being a native person the struggle is twofold. We must gain our identity, historical and personal, and our "western education", twice the work, just to be recognized in this society. Props to you for maintaining the unified front. Yaw^ko
The treaty promises ... ( 8 months ago by ojimex)
The treaty promises were never meant to be kept,they were only made to pacify the Ab populations while they were still a considerable force.Each "treaty" was unique and were signed at different times, with different nations, and with different "promises", yet we had the same results across canada. The province of BC was never signed over and is illagaly part of Canada, but then again Canada is not legitimate anyways. I do understand that u are attempting to create positive change though!!
Canada is the best ... ( 8 months ago by ojimex)
Canada is the best colonial project in the world, thats how they can depopulate such a large land mass and come out looking like a "peace keeper".The British would then employ similar tactics in Australia and South Africa,the famous Aparteid system which was modeled after Canada's reserve system. Also, the Isreali apartied is modeled after South Africa. Hitler too was influence by the genocide in North America. He admired the Nordics ability to eliminate an 'inferior' stock for a "superior" one.
I hope everyone ... ( 8 months ago by Saskdoc)
I hope everyone takes a chance to check out the show on March 23, 7PM on CBC. If you don't get CBC where you're at or you end up being busy tonight, you can download it as a BitTorrent (and legally!) from CBC following the broadcast. Thanks to everyone who made constructive comments and generated discussion over the past few months. It's been quite the learning experience. - Alika
It's was a humbling ... ( 8 months ago by cmlafontaine)
It's was a humbling experience for us to watch you represent your aboriginal people. Do something about the issue that you talked about. You can and will make a differences if you focus on SERVICES TO OTHERS always...
question -- what ... ( 8 months ago by beautifulgarbage666)
question -- what about the indigenous nations - such as Six Nations Haudenosaunee who do not wish to be a part of the canadian gov't and therefore this "first nations house". In the case of Six Nations Haudenosaunee, our traditional government - the Confederacy Council is still in existence - and if you look at our requests with the current negotiations we are having with the canadian government, we seek to keep the silver covenant chain treaty and be regarded as ALLIES to the crown.
(continued...) what ... ( 8 months ago by beautifulgarbage666)
(continued...) what about the issue of aboriginal sovereignty -- an issue of growing concern not only in canada, but it is being recognized internationally. Most traditional peoples (at least where i'm from) would not participate as it goes against our Great Law of Peace -- by even voting, we fail out of the "circle of chiefs" and have to go through a renaming process to get back in. How can these issues be addressed??
Dam this video has ... ( 8 months ago by matthew2180)
Dam this video has super long comments!
Definitely ... ( 7 months ago by Saskdoc)
Definitely important issues you've raised. With the idea of an AH, participation would of course have to remain voluntary. I have a great respect for what Six Nations leaders have been able to negotiate for their people, but the reality remains that we can never return to true sovereignty. We will always be subject to the laws of this land and share this place with other Canadians. I personally believe the Great Law of Peace, as with other oral traditions, were intended to be dynamic.
We can still hold ... ( 7 months ago by Saskdoc)
We can still hold to the principles of our traditional teachings...mutual respect, personal accountability and contribution to one's people and community while allowing those principles to guide us into this new future we find ourselves in. The issues that you raise are important and need to be determined by the people they effect...the Six Nations Haudenosunee. The AH has no place forcing any people to participate and freedom to participate would be a founding principle of the AH I envision.
Hello, I got ur ... ( 7 months ago by opaw1576)
Hello, I got ur link for this video and I really enjoyed your comments on what is happening with our Aboriginal people...I do presentations on health careers for Northern students ...what would your message be to them?...Opaw1576
Tanisi. Good ... ( 4 months ago by descanter)
Tanisi. Good discussion. I checked out the corresponding video responses, too.
Your platform/ideology seems distinctly liberal (ideology - not necessarily the party).
My concern is that the Aboriginal House would further legitimate liberal democracy without calling some of the basic tenets into question - tenets that may indeed be at the root of aboriginal/settler politics.
Plus, once the racialist Indian Act is thrown out, how will one be 'identified' as a valid representative?
fucking cool man ( 3 weeks ago by nativescrip)
fucking cool man
aboriginals are ... ( 2 weeks ago by KraZyfoo1)
aboriginals are already being helped, do you know how many aboriginal-specific scholarships there are, if i found some native blood in my ancestry i'd get my post-secondary paid for, that shouldn't be a reason to get free money.
Self Govenment I ... ( 3 days ago by GWARCUM)
Self Govenment I dont think so! The Saskatchewan goverment has had to take over most of the native finances due to missmanagment and freeloading.
As a taxpayer of Saskatchewan we have payed enough.Its gone on for over a 100 years,they get free houses,free university education,pay no taxes,preference to jobs, and the crying for more money never ends.Start beeing accountable for yourselves and stop blaming Whitey for your problems! Yes,abolish the indian act it just keeps your people dependent!
Interesting last ... ( 3 days ago by Saskdoc)
Interesting last couple of comments. Have either of you ever been to a reserve? Have you seen the free roads, houses, university education? What I see is lack of clean water, proper sewage systems, grocery stores and proper education. I'm sure if you took the time to actually visit a reserve in Saskatchewan you'd see the same. I didn't receive a dime from Indian Affairs for my education. I've paid taxes every year since I was sixteen.
I don't blame ' ... ( 3 days ago by Saskdoc)
I don't blame 'Whitey' for my problems. I'm not crying for you to support me. I'm not quite sure what you're both so angry about. Treaty rights give benefits to everyone, both Aboriginal People and non-Aboriginal People. They're so integral to Canadian history that they're enshrined within the constitution, the most respected legal framework we have. If you're a Canadian Citizen you share in that history and agreement, its not a backroom benefit Aboriginal People receive just because.
EDUCATION :So what ... ( 21 hours ago by GWARCUM)
EDUCATION :So what your saying is its my problem that the neighbors kid has failed in school and is a drop out???
I call it bad parenting!
Mismanagement : The First Nations Uniiversity is in the news on that one again.




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