Justin Trudeau is projected to win a minority. Here’s what that could mean for Indigenous peoples – Global News
September 20, 2021
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is projected to form a minority government after Monday night’s snap election, putting the Liberal Party back at the helm in Ottawa for the sixth year running.
The incumbent prime minister has often said, “no relationship is more important to Canada than the relationship with Indigenous Peoples,” but Indigenous leaders across the country have criticized the lack of attention reconciliation received during the campaign.
Nevertheless, some experts predict Monday night’s result represents a “turning point” in the federal government’s path forward with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.
The discovery of mass unmarked graves at former residential schools sites in B.C. and Saskatchewan prompted immediate action from the Trudeau government, said Indigenous policy analyst Russ Diabo, and he predicts that momentum will continue within the party.
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