Pam Palmater joins Desmond Cole on The Breach Show to discuss legislative efforts to fast-track resource extraction projects at the expense of Indigenous rights and sovereignty
I mean in a sense we got the Canadian version of Harris-mini in place of Trump-mini, a Bill Clinton, or in our terms a Paul Martin type. We avoided the mistake our neighbours made, thanks to a glimpse of the consequences.
That said, I am still confident that with enough attention paid to resistance movements, Carney’s Liberals will be able to turn it around. Liberals aren’t always conservative or progressive, all the time. There’s ebb and flow, give and take.
So I’m not saying “relax, everything’s fine” but it’s not “the sky is falling” panic situation either. Targeted action, supporting progressive bills and protesting regressive bills is what we as Canadians to do to deliver the federal government we asked for.
I mean in a sense we got the Canadian version of Harris-mini in place of Trump-mini, a Bill Clinton, or in our terms a Paul Martin type. We avoided the mistake our neighbours made, thanks to a glimpse of the consequences.
That said, I am still confident that with enough attention paid to resistance movements, Carney’s Liberals will be able to turn it around. Liberals aren’t always conservative or progressive, all the time. There’s ebb and flow, give and take.
So I’m not saying “relax, everything’s fine” but it’s not “the sky is falling” panic situation either. Targeted action, supporting progressive bills and protesting regressive bills is what we as Canadians to do to deliver the federal government we asked for.