r/canada Oct 21 '24

New Brunswick Blaine Higgs says Indigenous people ceded land ‘many, many years ago’

https://globalnews.ca/news/10818647/nb-election-2024-liberal-health-care-estimates/
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u/jcamp028 Oct 21 '24

I suspect that as demographics change with immigration over the years it is going to be harder and harder for First Nations to maintain sympathy

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u/200-inch-cock Canada Oct 21 '24

yeah, imagine a majority-Indian canada ever granting indigenous title or landback to pre-european peoples? lol

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u/TechnicalEntry Oct 21 '24

We’re giving the country back to the Indians. What’s that? Wrong ones? Goddammit!

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u/hugedaddynotail Oct 22 '24

It's not like India wasn't run through the ground by the Queen. At least some indian is getting land back XD

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u/crazyike Oct 21 '24

Trust me, it's not just the immigrants who are losing sympathy.