In a year-end statement highlighting Ottawa’s accomplishments, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said his government “continued to strengthen” its relationship with First Nations in 2012.
The federal government backed a plan last week that will help push forward a multi-billion dollar dam in Labrador.
Opposition MPs on Thursday accused Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue of “corruption” for having “family ties” to a mega hydroelectric project in his home riding of Labrador that is waiting on a loan guarantee from Ottawa.
Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue released a letter Thursday asking federal ethics commissioner to re-examine his file for any potential conflicts arising from his former role as a Labrador Innu treaty negotiator and an agreement guaranteeing Innu businesses contracts from a multi-billion dollar hydroelectric development in Labrador.
Calls are growing for an investigation into Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Peter Penashue’s family and business ties to a multi-billion dollar project in his home riding of Labrador.
The Labrador Innu Nation is signing a historic land claim with the federal and provincial governments today.
