Our province has a lot of First Nations folks and it seems their population is increasing as fast as the rest of the population is decreasing. It seems these days that most college students are drawn to greener pastures (jobs for one thing). So we would like to see more of our First Nations join mainstream society. No problem...but, some strategist came up with the brilliant idea to give them the rights to build casinos throughout our province as a way for them to generate their own revenue and become self-sufficient. Who but government would support profiting from our vices? And so our city is now getting one. And we don't want it. However because I live outside the city, I didn't get a vote on it. We read in the local paper that we are so fortunate; that money will be coming into our community; that we will benefit from this endeavor. Who are we all kidding? Our town is not a tourist destination - who would travel from afar just for the privilege of coming to 'our' casino? And why do we think there will be any money going to the community? As I see it, people will come and stay at the hotel, play their games, lose their money and eat in the restaurant in the casino. This sounds like a direct competition with our existing hotels and restaurants; not exactly what they're promising! That doesn't even begin to mention the concern of the types of people we may start attracting to our sleepy, quiet town. And we all know that many who will frequent this place can't afford to spend the money there that they will... so we're talking more domestic problems, more poverty and more broken lives - a real boost to our community indeed! Come on....can't anyone come up with a better alternative to support our First Nations people in breaking their own cycles of poverty, addictions, etc without giving them another vice to 'capitalize' on?? Do we really need a casino in every little town in Saskatchewan?
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