If you are
one of the people going gaga over the deal with the aboriginal people of
Labrador over methylmercury, you might want to think about what you are
cheering for.
The issue is
important – it’s just that the cost of even a minimal solution will finish off
a project already effectively bankrupt.
There are other
lessons that emerged from the protest and its aftermath that the public might
want to note, too.
First, if
the 2041 Group had occupied Nalcor Offices four years ago, and risked going to
jail - as did some aboriginal people – the North Spur might have gotten
independent review. The fake Oversight Committee would have been shut down, too
and replaced with one both credible and honest. Only because the Inuit were
unafraid to face down authority is everyone going kissy face.
