First Nations Tell Activist Financier to Cut the BS About Salmon Farming in B.C.
Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s team told some MLAs to use other terms, citing the federal Indian Act and a response to left-leaning language.
- On Tuesday, Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay denied reports that her office directed MLAs to stop using 'First Nations,' telling Black Press Media there was "no such directive" and calling the claims "speculation."
- A July 27 Business in Vancouver report by Rob Shaw alleged senior staff recently instructed some MLAs to replace "First Nations" with terms like "Indigenous" or "Indian," viewing the former as "woke" language.
- Multiple Conservative MLAs, including Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day and Langley-Walnut Grove MLA Misty Van Popta, publicly rejected the allegations on social media, with Day telling Black Press Media he knows of no one who received such instructions.
- While "Indian" remains a legal term under the Indian Act of 1876, the Government of Canada website notes it is outdated and offensive, contrasting with "Indigenous," which has become more widely used in recent years.
- Findlay, elected leader in May, faces ongoing scrutiny regarding her past positions on Indigenous issues, including previous controversies during her leadership campaign where she questioned a rival's objectivity due to his wife's background.
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Findlay says 'no directive' to B.C. Conservatives on First Nations terminology
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says she doesn’t know where the information came from that alleges her MLAs were given a directive to no longer use the term ‘First Nations.’ “I don’t know where that came from, he presented no evidence. There’s been no such directive, and I think that is mere speculation and I really don’t comment on hypotheticals,” she told Black Press Media in a one-on-one interview Tuesday (July 28). “It’s simply …
Rob Shaw: BC Conservatives urged to stop using term 'First Nations'
BC Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay and her senior staff have begun directing MLAs to no longer use the term 'First Nations' in describing people but instead use terms like 'Indian.' The directive, which has been recently communicated by Findlay's senior staff to some-but not all-MLAs and opp...
First Nations Tell Activist Financier to Cut the BS about Salmon Farming in B.C.
SeaWestNews Salmon farming First Nations accuse B.C. businessman Tony Allard and his network of aquaculture detractors of spreading fear, distorting science and dismissing Indigenous authority, as calls grow for the activists… The post First Nations Tell Activist Financier to Cut the BS about Salmon Farming in B.C. appeared first on Sea West News.
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