Will Canada’s next prime minister support Indigenous Rights and conservation projects? – The Narwhal

April 24, 2025

The Conservative and Liberal parties diverge sharply on Indigenous issues. Here’s what the federal election could mean for conservation, resource projects and costly legal battles over the duty to consult

A $335 million funding commitment to fund 17 West Coast First Nations protecting the Great Bear Sea. $375 million for new protected and conserved areas, Indigenous Guardian programs, ecotourism, traditional economic activities and climate research in the Northwest Territories.

These are two of the big commitments the federal Liberal government made starting in 2018, as it pledged more than $1.2 billion towards Indigenous-led conservation projects as part of Canada’s ambitious international commitment to conserve 30 per cent of lands and waters by 2030.

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