Valcourt using statistics as diversionary tactic – StarPhoenix
Aboriginal Minister Bernard Valcourt has a terrible relationship with his client group.
He continues to appear as an angry politician who resents his job, and it is revealed in his disrespect and confrontational attitude when dealing with First Nations leaders. His reaction to calls for an inquiry into missing and murdered aboriginal women has been negative and bellicose.
When some Alberta chiefs questioned Valcourt about missing and murdered aboriginal women, the minister was defensive and made the accusation that 70 per cent of aboriginal women were killed by an aboriginal person. He referenced the RCMP but stated that this information had not been made public, so the chiefs were caught flat-footed.
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