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Quebec government tries to ease growing tension over forestry blockades
- Natural Resources Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina and Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière are meeting with three Atikamekw communities in Quebec's Mauricie region.
- Blanchette Vézina expressed she is "very concerned" about tensions between protesters and forestry workers in the area.
- An Indigenous rights group is protesting a new bill that divides public forests, claiming it infringes on their rights.
- La Tuque Mayor Luc Martel criticized the government for inaction, stating that blockades disrupt the forest economy and threaten regional stability.
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Quebec government tries to ease growing tension over forestry blockades
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Quebec government tries to ease growing tension over forestry blockades - The Turtle Island News
Two Quebec ministers are meeting with First Nations communities amid rising tensions around forestry blockades in the province. Natural Resources Minister Maïté Blanchette Vézina and Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière are meeting with three Atikamekw communities in Quebec’s Mauricie region, roughly 200 kilometres north of Montreal. Blanchette Vézina says she’s “very concerned” about the situation in the region, where there have been tens…
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