Hurray for Elijah!

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Well, after doing quite the job on Native people in the last federal budget, Ottawa almost pulled another dirty deed on Native people.

And it would have been pulled off if it wasn't for Elijah Harper, the Manitoba MLA, who's been single-handedly blocking passage of the Meech Lake accord.

He's succeeding where white politicians like Premiers Clyde Wells and Gary Filmon failed.

They couldn't stand the stong-arm tactics of Mulroney and decided to bring Meech back to their provinces for ratification.

But in their secret closets they've got to be smiling and cheering on Harper, who is a hero to not only aboriginal people but non-aboriginal people as well.

And Mulroney who wanted to go down in history for the Meech deal is no doubt cursing the courageous Harper.

Chances are it's Harper who will now live on in history for boldly standing up to the Ottawa politicians, who have so callously placed aboriginal constitutional concerns on the back burner.

They are now deservedly reaping what they sowed.