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Dear facebook Friends and Family, You may have noticed I've ramped up my facebook intensity recently, and am becoming increasingly political, if not outright revolutionary.  Many of you may be tempted to block my presence from your News Feed due to this inundation (however I try to to keep it feel-good, and not just ranty).  Before you do, I would like to explain a few things.  I am a stay at home Mum, who enjoys painting, crafting, gardening and working occasionally as a writer and editor.  I was recently asked by a friend if I am "active" anymore in the work I have previously done to bring about social and political change in Canada and my local communities.  I replied that I have been engaged as an organic farmer/gardener, which seems to me a worthwhile demonstration of my values, and proves how hard I am willing to work to put them into practice ;)  But no, having moved out of the City, I am no longer very active in demonstrations or initiatives or ...

OK Friends, lets discuss Idle No More, and what it means to Canadians and all citizens of the Global community.  Since the announcement was made that the Harper government meant to proceed with the development of the "Northern Gateway Pipeline" running from the Alberta oilsands to Kitimat, BC; Native Chiefs from across Canada stood up in unison to declare that they would never let such a pipeline run through their lands.  This stand was taken for many reasons, but important among them being the historically disastrous record of pipeline failures causing irreversible pollution in many areas of the continent to date, and the potential for serious contamination of critical waterways including the coastal areas of Canada's Pacific Coast. In turn, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, with his majority rule in Canadian Parliament, has forced through a series of significantly game-changing bills (omnibus legislation) such as Bill C-45; which have basically stripped Natives of thei...