Ten Years After "Marshall"; The Art of Apology; John Murphy Remembered;Ideas For Maritime Films
September 17, 2009 3:36 PM
- How the commercial fishery has evolved in the decade since the Marshall Decision
Ten years ago, the waters of northeastern New Brunswick were in chaos. In the "Marshall Decision", the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that aboriginal people had a treaty right to fish and to sell their catch to earn "a moderate livelihood". Members of First Nations began exercising that right almost immediately - which created a violent backlash from some non-aboriginal fishermen. A lot has changed since then. On this tenth anniversary of the court decision that started it all, the CBC's Jacques Poitras presented the story of a couple of fishing buddies.
A provincial Apologies Act comes into effect next month in Nova Scotia.In the eyes of the law, an apology will no longer be allowed as evidence in legal proceedings to establish fault or liability.Six other provinces have "apology legislation" - British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. Jerry West hit the streets of Halifax to let people practice, by asking if they'd ever done anything for which they felt they owed someone an apology.
John Murphy of Hampton, New Brunswick was one of those people who contributed much, much more to the world than he took.His sudden passing this week is keenly felt by those who knew and loved him. He was a gifted teacher & artist, and was involved in connecting his community to the larger world. John was involved in such initiatives as forming a partnership between Hampton and the town of Piggs Peak in Swaziland to address the issue of HIV/AIDS. He was also in on the ground floor of the John Peters Humphrey Foundation, to draw attention to the Hampton native who shaped the first draft of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948.
As a musician, he was always ready to add his voice & wit to benefit concerts - and to Maritime Noon remotes - especially as part of the trio Hal-An-Tow, with his compatriots Jim Stewart & Bernie Houlihan.We miss him and offer our condolences to his family.
As the Atlantic Film Festival gets underway, we wanted to know which Maritime stories would make great feature films or documentaries.Our guests were Gregor Ash, Executive Director of the AFF, and filmmaker Sherry White, director of "Crackie".
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