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“I am a Canadian, free to speak without fear, free to worship in my own way, free to stand for what I think right, free to oppose what I believe wrong, or free to choose those who shall govern my country. This heritage of freedom I pledge to uphold for myself and all mankind.” ~~ John G. Diefenbaker

MLA Jordan Kealy sounds alarm over gov't plan for future of ceded 'ancestral territory' in northern BC (Western Standard)

Independent MLA Jordan Kealy has sounded the alarm over a plan to decide the future of nearly three million hectares of ceded 'ancestral territory' in northern British Columbia. If approved, the plan would turn a large portion of Crown land into parks and indigenous protected and conserved areas ... ... Kealy argued that the government had not done nearly enough to properly engage with the public given the size and scope of the project. "They definitely do a lot of things behind the scenes without letting the public or local government know," he lamented. "A lot of these topics are brought up between First Nations and the provincial government through consensus folders" ... CLICK HERE for the full story  

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