The key question is the individual versus the collective. I say that anyone can subordinate themselves to any collective, but it must be on be on their terms and without our incentives. That to me is the fundamental question of aboriginal policy today in our country. The Canadian Alliance position on aboriginal affairs is similar to that of the Fraser Institute. The party's policy states that native people should not have status under the law that makes them different.
Tourists come here to buy fresh seafood straight off the boat.
The docks here have also witnessed confrontations between natives and non-natives over access to salmon stocks. He was arrested once for trying to join in a native-only fishery. He says his party would treat everyone the same. Take, for example, the way some native bands collectively own things such as fishing licenses. Cummins says it's a recipe for failure.