Liberals shut out elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs from Indigenous Affairs parliamentary committee
Liberals shut out elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs from Indigenous Affairs parliamentary committee
OTTAWA, ON – Today, at the Standing Committee on Indigenous and Northern Affairs, the Liberals with the support of the NDP, shut down Conservative efforts to give a voice to the democratically elected Wet’suwet’en chiefs and the people they represent. Jamie Schmale, Shadow Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Member of Parliament for Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes-Brock, introduced a motion to invite the elected chiefs to committee to hear their concerns about the federal government’s failure to consult Indigenous peoples during the COVID-19 pandemic.