AFNQL asks Harper to sack his Aboriginal Affairs minister “immediately” in the name of reconciliation – APTN
June 12, 2015
The Regional Chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador is asking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to fire his Aboriginal Affairs minister “immediately.”
In a letter sent to Harper Friday, Ghislain Picard said “in order to clearly indicate your willingness to work with the First Nations towards genuine reconciliation, the first gesture that the AFNQL is seeking from you is the immediate replacement of the current minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, Mr. Bernard Valcourt.”
Picard outlined his concerns in a brief 5 paragraph statement.
He accused Valcourt of having a “total lack of respect for First Nations,” that he has shown on too many occasions “an absolute failure to understand our issues,” and of being “incompetent.”
