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Zero chance of the UN intervening with peacekeepers to monitor Sipekne’katik lobster fishery

Queens University political scientist John McGarry said Chief Mike Sack might have “good political reasons” for making the request, but it won’t happen. “I’ll just put it bluntly: there is zero chance of the UN intervening with peacekeepers,” he said. McGarry said that’s due to several reasons, including that Canada would have to agree to the request and then invite peacekeepers in. “The Canadian government is not going to consent to that because that would mean it was incapable itself of looking after this issue, and that would be a profoundly embarrassing abdication of its responsibilities as a government, so it’s not going to agree to it,” he said. Failing that, the UN Security Council would have to pass,,, >click to read< 07:20

N.S. First Nation wins tax exemption on fishing income

The Canadian Press – ESKASONI, N.S.  A Nova Scotia First Nation says a move by the Canada Revenue  Agency to exempt tax on income earned from fisheries signals a step toward the  recognition of aboriginal rights. continued