Aboriginal issues are still growing concern in Canada and is facing a major crisis even though there have been years of efforts to overcome tensions and distrust in addressing the social issues and problems amongst Canadians and the aboriginals. A protest against shale gas exploration in eastern New Brunswick was opposed by the First Nations, demonstration against seismic testing by the energy company SWN resources. Six police vehicles were set on fire and 40 people were arrested.
The chief of First Nations group, Elsipogtog, Aaron Sock, criticized the police for their actions and vowed to keep up the fight against the shale gas exploration. The RCMP defended its actions, saying it had worked hard to try to resolve the situation peacefully before moving in.
I feel that the First Nations people have always been fighting a battle with the Canadian government going back decades over land and rights. Companies and government regulations have always created issues amongst the aboriginals and the land that they occupy. It is horrible when people try to solve issues and turns to violence and innocent people get hurt.
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