Global Responsibility with respect to Sovereignty and other stuff

Hello Canada,

There are two contestants in this discussion to nuclear waste management for spent nuclear fuel in Canada, those for against waste storage in Northern Ontario, and for against nuclear waste storage. Neither understand either stances on whether what's best. On the one end, Canada is treaty territory. This means that First Nations stance will be on the spectrum that no storage should be on First Nations land, which would ultimately mean that storage should not happen in Canada. On the other end, with respect to the resistance, storage should remain on site. Eventually, space does run out with no solution in sight to resolve a permanent solution. As someone who holds a biomedical physics universtity degree and who is a First Nations person, I understand the implications intricately. I've been aware of the "problem" when nwmo initially began investigating possible sites. When it comes to First Nations concerns, they are often not in the discussion or the possibility of a "veto" is dismissed. Due to colonization, citizens and their government collectively do not consider their views and concerns as sometime that is needed to consider. Townships were targeted to invite their expression of interests to begin to store this nuclear waste. As with the state of disregard of the impact any disater would implicate other regions, there was no consultation with surrounding regions, but left with almost absolute ultimatum to determine whether they should decide for everyone else, if their expression of interest should be end result. As Canada is a settler nation, Canadians have the option to "resettle" to other regions should the state of their settlement no longer means their livelihood. However, for First Nations, this is not an option. Generations of a nation influences their livelihood and any outside observers can not comprehend the vast amount of connection of land they have before them. Displacement is not an option for First Nations. Others are free to resettle elsewhere. The intricacies of sovereignty at this stage of history cannot be overlooked. In one case, having surrounding First Nations consent is the perferred step. That party stands to benefit in some regard. However, as a treaty nation, how does conherence of Nationhood determind potential negative impacts to other nations? How can one nation speak on behalf of other nations? This is not an isolated event. On the global frontier, there is no consensus on best practices for "safe" nuclear storage. It is a matter of hope that no geological event that spills the contents of the said nuclear storage. However, it could be determined that it is a better option on the current storage methods. Something that is not being discussed as much. Why nuclear power? What are the benefits? One benefit is the nuclear isotopes that are utilized for medical imaging, not including the electric power needs of the economy. In terms of safety, any Penn and Teller skit would ease the minds of those concerned about sabotage or perhaps other accidents. For many First Nations, we consider those that include 7 generations from demise. However, the half-life of ionizing radiation producing isotopes continue several generations beyond 7 generations. This means, we have to agree that future generations will not be negatively impacted whether, you are First Nations or settler. However, the power dynamic is not equally considered. In Canadian history, settlers would displace original inhabitants, based on economic prosperity. Despite what the textbooks teach, dismissal of First Nations concerns should not be an afterthought or a case study for graduate study. This is a perennial problem that "we" should be able to agree. This is not a dynamic that one township should be able to determine for everyone else. There are regional implications. It should be satisfied for all parties involved, not just those that have the expression of interest. Any compromises should be discussed and agreed upon by affected parties. This is deeply an inherent Canadian problem that we should come to an agreement in some regard, as other nations have come to some solution in regards to DGR.