Years ago I spent a whole winter on a reservation east of Calgary, and struggled with how we could help the First Nations people. I came to the conclusion that the only solution to helping them is to make them more financially less dependent on the Federal Government. Throwing money at them is not a long term solution.
I believe having an interest in oil development and pipelines, etc. is an avenue that the Federal Government should be spending more time and effort promoting. IMO puting a moratorium on shipping of oil along the northern BC coast, and killing the Northern Gateway Pipeline was a disastrous move by Trudeau. It would have not only help the First Nations people, but would have allowed entry to the sea in a much less populated area.
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