Dear Editor:

I read with interest the schedule for Prince Charles visit to PEI In May, as provided by Hon. Premier Robert Ghiz. All major media in PEI carried this story.

I see that he will be travelling to Bonshaw, to tour the province’s first wilderness park in the Bonshaw Hills. I trust that the Premier will bring the Royal visitors onto the new stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway I am sure that His Royal Highness, who is well known for his interest in the environment, will be as upset as many Islanders with the terrible environmental damage that has been done to the streams, the West River and to the 250 year old hemlock grove in the Bonshaw area. Many Islanders protested against this project, because they witnessed that harm. Furthermore, it was a sad sight to see the Provincial Government call in the RCMP to stop the protesters by using weapons of war and dragging women from the protest area.

The monarchy of the United Kingdom, had signed treaties with the Mi’kmaq, but those treaties did not surrender any land. And in fact a Royal Proclamation issued in 1763, stated that the Crown had to buy the land from the Mi’kmaq (Indians) before it could be sold to or allotted to settlers. All of our treaties were affirmed and recognized by the Supreme Court Of Canada. However, the Canadian Government has failed to implement these Treaties. The Royal Proclamation is now part of the Constitution of Canada, however it has never been full ...

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