This past year was an eventful one in Indian Country, and I expect 2023 will be no less so. saskatchewan indigenous 2023
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Cindy Blackstock of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society took the matter to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled before Christmas that Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu and the Assembly of First Nations misled the public by not disclosing the fact that their $20 billion child welfare compensation deal left out some victims and reduced payments for others. The settlement must now be renegotiated.
It comes as no surprise. Poilievre likes to speak to his racist base, and friendly relations with Indigenous people would send a bad message. Also, he comes by it honestly. On the day Stephen Harper made an apology for the appalling legacy of the boarding schools, he stated that Indigenous people should learn the value of hard work and independence instead of receiving compensation. He apologized later, but he said it, and it’s on the record.