They destroy the body’s natural defenses, leaving themselves open to infections that in a well-cared-for body would not be fatal.

But even if that were not the case… It would still make sense to send the body bags.

But Grand Chief David Harper says he’s not satisfied. Harper, who represents northern First Nations, said they want an apology from Aglukkaq and they want Wolfe’s resignation.

Saying the body bags were part of a routine shipment is “an excuse that is totally unacceptable,” Harper said. “We don’t even accept his apology. The only apology that we’ll accept is from the minister responsible for health and well-being of our First Nations.”

With a potential election looming on the horizon, it’s pretty damn clear to anyone that this is political pot-stirring to get attention. As usual.

But let’s ignore that for the moment.

Let’s instead look at the fact that body bags are part and parcel of the emergency health kits. Let’s look at the fact that if a pandemic hits in the dead of winter, and many reservations are difficult – if not impossible – to access in winter, there may be an addition health concern of no bags for bodies. What would happen then? Um, how about the hue and cry of whinging natives about how they’re ignored and no body bags were ever sent to them? Yeah, I could see that.

Looks like a case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t.

And of course, the aforementioned political pot-stirring by the Liberals. They’ve had a bad week, what with Jack! Layton siding with the Tories against an election. They need some straw to grasp, and they’ve chosen the Indians.

Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff said yesterday the body bag shipment “sends a message – it simply says: `We expect aboriginal Canadians to die.’”

Not as quickly or as painfully as your dreams for a fall election, Iggy.

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