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B.C. First Nations chief ‘mystified’ by feds’ approach to resource development

If industry and government want to tap into $600-billion in resource projects they’ll need to build real partnerships with Canada’s First Nations, says Chief Doug White.

Photograph by Steve Gerecke, The Hill Times
Idle No More: Two Idle No More movement protesters stand outside the Prime Minister’s Office front door on Wellington Street in January. The protesters were there along with hundreds of other protesters from across Canada and the U.S., voicing their anger with the federal government over its omnibus budget bills and its lack of consultation with Canada’s aboriginal peoples on issues that affect them.

 

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B.C. First Nations chief ‘mystified’ by feds’ approach to resource development

If industry and government want to tap into $600-billion in resource projects they’ll need to build real partnerships with Canada’s First Nations, says Chief Doug White.

Photograph by Steve Gerecke, The Hill Times
Idle No More: Two Idle No More movement protesters stand outside the Prime Minister’s Office front door on Wellington Street in January. The protesters were there along with hundreds of other protesters from across Canada and the U.S., voicing their anger with the federal government over its omnibus budget bills and its lack of consultation with Canada’s aboriginal peoples on issues that affect them.

 

  

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