Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde told the chiefs that he wants to see a few key pieces of legislation passed before the House of Commons rises in June and an election campaign takes over federal politics, including the child-welfare legislation, the long-awaited Indigenous Languages Act, and NDP MP Romeo Saganash’s private member’s bill, which seeks to ensure Canada’s laws line up with the United Nations declaration on the rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Bellegarde also spoke about climate change and asked the chiefs and delegates to support a carbon tax as one way to head it off.
He talked about putting his organization’s “Closing the Gap” document in front of each party during the last federal election. It outlined priorities on everything from the environment to Indigenous languages.
Bellegarde said First Nations voters were responsible for flipping 22 ridings in the 2015 federal election.
“You people running in federal elections, you better listen to First Nations issues now if you want to get elected,” he said.
He actually sounds a bit desperate. Like he is losing so he lobs a hail mary bomb and hopes something sticks. Whataboutme syndrome. It’s hard to prove it was actually FN that flipped anything due to voter confidentiality. But if it sounds good, I guess you gotta go with it.
Gawd damned Indian leeches, with their gawd damned endless demands. …Tell me again why we “owe” them anything?
Carbon tax?? Indians don’t pay taxes, so he doesn’t give a damn. What happened to the $3.5 BILLION Trudeau gifted to Indians shortly after the election? Before he starts making even more demands for more free welfare, he has to show where that money went.
How about they start by getting an education and then a job so they can buy their own diapers and learn how to change themselves? I am sick & tired of all these demands for more free stuff. If you file a tax form then you get to vote.
Ask Chief Spence. lol
Fuck off hillbilly!
I guess ninetynine’s comment was too close to the truth for you ???
“You people running in federal elections, you better listen to First Nations issues now if you want to get elected,”
All i hear is “Hey whitey pay us more ” you stole our land and killed off all the Buffalo
Fvckin leaches
Get out of the stone age and stop blaming others Start living like the proud people you claim to be and quit sponging off of others and looking for more hand outs
You’re going to end up like Custer, just a greasy spot on the prairie.
We’re ready to stick a knife into all white CONservative voters.
Go huff some gas and get ready for bingo POS
I hear the train a comin’, it’s rollin round the bend…it’s taking you to end of times!
ahh yes… another injun keyboard warrior/toughguy… you’re too funny
Ahh yes, the weapon of choice for “peaceful” religions.
Sounds like he’s on the warpath.
Sounds like another cuck who wants all the benefits that taxpayer money can buy but is determined to put the brakes on our ability to grow our economy.
Time to circle the wagons.