At Kelowna91裸聊视频檚 Canada Day celebration, conservative leader Andrew Scheer said acknowledging Indigenous people on Canada Day is 91裸聊视频渙bviously very important,91裸聊视频� while maintaining that Canada Day is still, nonetheless, a cause for celebration.

91裸聊视频淭his is a day for everyone to celebrate Canada whether we are Indigenous Canadians, whether our families have been here for multiple generations or if we91裸聊视频檝e literally just arrived,91裸聊视频� said Scheer.

That opinion may not represent many in the Indigenous community and it certainly did not bode well with Okanagan Indian Band Chief Byron Louis.

91裸聊视频淎s an individual, I91裸聊视频檇 say I can91裸聊视频檛 really support that (statement),91裸聊视频� said Louis. 91裸聊视频�(Sure) it91裸聊视频檚 something we take as a statutory holiday, but once you start getting deeper as an Aboriginal person, there are bigger issues on celebrating a day that (oppressed our community). It gets a little cloudy.91裸聊视频�

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Tensions between the government and First Nations rose in 2017 when Canada celebrated its sesquicentennial birthday, with the trendy tag line, 91裸聊视频淐anada 150.91裸聊视频� Indigenous people raised their voices and created an alternative, opposing campaign called, 91裸聊视频淩ethink 150: Indigenous Truth91裸聊视频�; which encouraged Canadians to consider a different perspective on the extravagant marketing campaign.

Since then, the liberal government, in Louis91裸聊视频� perspective, created momentum for the path to reconciliation; something that he isn91裸聊视频檛 quite convinced Scheer will carry on if elected prime minister.

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91裸聊视频淭he past conservative government was quite negative to our clan,91裸聊视频� said Louis, referring to sweeping budget cuts to First Nations communities across Canada.

91裸聊视频淥ur constitution has the treaty rights right in there and our party has supported a lot of the work in terms of reconciliation,91裸聊视频� said Scheer, citing former conservative prime minister Stephen Harper91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渉istoric apology91裸聊视频� for residential schools over 10 years ago.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 one thing to mean (the apology),91裸聊视频� Louis responded, 91裸聊视频渋t91裸聊视频檚 another thing to apologize because (we were) threatening to sue (the conservative party) and had a pretty good case.91裸聊视频�

Although Scheer said 91裸聊视频渢here91裸聊视频檚 a lot of common ground (and) there are some areas that (they91裸聊视频檇) like to move forward on,91裸聊视频� Indigenous-government relations will be 91裸聊视频渧ery positive91裸聊视频� if the conservatives take a majority government.

91裸聊视频淲e don91裸聊视频檛 know what he91裸聊视频檚 about,91裸聊视频� said Louis, recalling a number of incidents where he felt Scheer reported vague answers about Indigenous rights. 91裸聊视频淚t does concern us.91裸聊视频�

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David.venn@kelownacapnews.com
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