text: Canada is a political reality. The people of Canada are committed to it's existence. Aboriginals were mistreated in past and that is obviously part of the political reality. Canada is not, however, going to founder because aboriginal discontent. The ancestors of present day Canadians did take control of the land mass and of it's original inhabitants through means which were often of questionable in principle. The fact remains, however, that while today's non-aboriginals are willing to make reasonable amends for the past injustices of their forefathers, there is nil support for relinquishing control over Canadian sovereignty to aboriginals. The concessions that perpetuate the notion that an aboriginal state can exist within the state of Canada or that aboriginal rights can be different than those accorded non-aboriginals are being increasingly resisted and resented. Non-aboriginal Canadians view aboriginals as fellow Canadians whilst government is encouraging separate 'First Nations'.