ITK President Natan Obed says “Canada’s weakness” is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn’t when it introduces legislation like the major projects bill.
President Obed, speaking to the Senate on Monday, said the way Canada operates is by positioning itself as a champion for the rights of Indigenous Peoples, but “acting very differently through its legislation and through its practice.”
“I think of those things as being born not only out of ignorance, but out of a clear decision on whose rights matter and whose don’t, and how to get to an end goal that makes Canada feel good about itself while still trampling on the very rights that it says it upholds,” he said.
Publication Date
June 16, 2025
