Sean Holman, a very talented reporter operating his own website has uncovered a government paid for booklet in which he calls Docu-porn. The reference to porn is the number of images in the document, Holman infers are a waste of tax dollars.
That is where I disagree with Holman.The federal government added fuel to the issue by refusing to release the cost of producing and printing the 54 page document, entitled, "seeking an agreement that would benefit future generations. Collected Wisdom ".
The document is meant to convey the essence of the agreement with the Nisga and why it is important to all of us. In a day of information overload, it becomes a challenge to find means and ways to convey information. The new booklet does this very well. The images are not gratuious, they are part of conveying the nature of the agreement. The old adage , a picture is worth a thousand words could not be more true in this case.
Holman is looking for some hard news these days and he finds it often, this however is a red herring, worthy of CannedWest and BCTV. The Federal government should cough up to Sean, who will tell us all. In the mean time, perhaps we can have some people probing into the secret document signed off by the BC Liberal government with first nations. We all deserve to know what this involves. Sean is already on this case.
Most British Columbians have a vested interest in resolving treaties with First Nations. Now what is that Gordon Campbell and his government have in mind. They may actually have an advantage in resolving some of these treaties if they have a mind to bringing business and investment certainty to British Columbia.
Tags: Gordon Campbell, First Nations, BC, Canada
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