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In response to this (which is in turn in response to this):

With regard to the First Nations/Central Saanich debate, how about a solution that no one has yet proposed: Respect for property rights.

The natural right to property flows — as argued by John Locke — from the exertion of one’s labour upon the natural world.  An apple growing on an otherwise unowned tree is no one’s property, but if you pick the apple it becomes yours.

Land should be treated in the same way.  If you put land to use it becomes yours, but in a state of disuse it should belong to no one.

If we take this approach, it is clear that residents of Central Saanich do not have the right to decide what the First Nations may do with their land.

Respect for property rights — and thereby the volition and self-ownership of others — leads to peace, co-operation, and prosperity.  Bickering about what people may or may not do with their property is not useful and only harbours bitterness.

The First Nations people were here before non-First Nations people, but that does not give them a right to the whole continent.  Non-First Nations people came and setup a government, but that does not give them the right to rob the First Nations of their pursuit of happiness.

Using your land should be a right — not a privilege — which means no approval, license, or permit should be necessary.