Elections NL failing to provide promised support for Indigenous voters, candidates say – CBC

Mar 05, 2021

NDP, Tory candidates speak out over lack of promised translation support

Two candidates in Labrador are disappointed that Elections NL has reneged on a commitment to distribute materials in Indigenous languages for voters who need them.

According to the candidates, Bruce Chaulk, the chief electoral officer, had previously committed to having election materials, including ballots, translated into Newfoundland and Labrador’s Indigenous languages, which include Inuktitut, Innu-aimun and Mi’kmaw.

“You can’t promise one thing, and then … say you’re going to provide accommodation and then withdraw it back at such a late juncture,” said Shannon Tobin, the PC candidate running in the central Labrador district of Lake Melville.