First Nations MPs offer different views on Attawapiskat crisis
First Nations MPs offered starkly different takes on the unfolding crisis in the Cree community of Attawapiskat.
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Topp supporter dismisses Saganash leadership bid
One of the MP’s backing NDP leadership candidate Brian Topp dismissed Romeo Saganash’s ability to get support from party members outside Quebec.
NDP’s Quebec membership numbers no ‘handicap,’ says candidate Saganash
Former Cree leader turned NDP leadership candidate Romeo Saganash says he doesn’t believe the absence of an NDP provincial wing in Quebec is a “handicap” in the race to replace party leader Jack Layton who died from cancer in late August.
Cree MP Saganash launches bid for NDP leadership
Former Cree leader Romeo Saganash is running to replace Jack Layton as the leader of the NDP.
Quebec tries to make amends for Nunavik sled dog slaughter
half century ago, sled dogs across Nunavik were slaughtered at the request of the provincial government.
Ignatieff boots Quebec candidate who called Aboriginals ‘featherheads’
Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is facing a brewing controversy after it emerged a Liberal candidate who founded a white supremacy group in Quebec made racist comments about Aboriginal people, calling them “featherheads” and questioning the validity of Aboriginal rights.
Bloc candidate implied Quebeckers ‘racist,’ says Saganash
A Cree NDP candidate in northern Quebec is demanding his Bloc opponent apologize to all Quebeckers implying they are “racist.”
Incumbent Bloc candidate sorry for saying NDP opponent’s Cree ancestry a weakness
An incumbent Bloc Quebecois candidate in northern Quebec apologized Friday for saying the Aboriginal ancestry of his NDP opponent was a liability with voters.