Ex-PM joins former national chief for Toronto talk

Political | 206739 hits | Jan 26 7:07 am | Posted by: Guy_Fawkes

Aboriginal children live in poverty that is shameful in a country as rich as Canada, and it's costing them their future, says the former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

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by martin14
Wed Jan 26, 2011 3:34 pm
But a spokeswoman for Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan said

"Paul Martin had the chance to help improve the lives of Aboriginal Canadians when he and his Liberal party were in office for 13 years," she said.

Funny these two pop up now, when they had the real chance things years ago.

Shuffle on, boys.
by Anonymous
Wed Jan 26, 2011 4:05 pm
"martin14" said
But a spokeswoman for Indian Affairs and Northern Development Minister John Duncan said

"Paul Martin had the chance to help improve the lives of Aboriginal Canadians when he and his Liberal party were in office for 13 years," she said.

Funny these two pop up now, when they had the real chance things years ago.

Shuffle on, boys.

I notice you left out the very next paragraph:

Martin said he remains disappointed the Harper government killed the Kelowna Accord his government signed with the provinces, territories and aboriginal leaders in 2005.

In June 2006, former Prime Minister Paul Martin introduced a private member's bill, Bill C-292 An Act to Implement the Kelowna Accord calling on the government to follow through on the agreements made in the Kelowna Accord.

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