NDP Opposition leader Carla Beck said the Act has done little more than 'inflame relations with Indigenous communities in this province.' skpoli
Onion Lake Cree Nation, which straddles the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary, filed its statement of claim in Court of Kings Bench in Saskatoon last week, saying the Saskatchewan First Act infringes on treaty rights.
The province has said the bill, which passed in March, is to protect Saskatchewan’s opportunity to grow without federal infringement. The NDP Opposition voted against it, saying the Saskatchewan Party government failed to consult Indigenous communities.Article content“I’m not surprised that’s where we’re at,” she said of the lawsuit.Beck went on to say the act “that purports to do nothing” needs to be frankly discussed in the open.
Lewis said Premier Scott Moe was given the opportunity to withdraw the act and go back to the drawing board.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Broadway group doubles down on Times Square casino oppositionAn organization of Broadway advocates argue a Times Square casino would 'unravel the fabric of the theater district and jeopardize the fate of its restaurants.'
Read more »
Kenya's President Ruto asks opposition to give talks a chanceKenya's President William Ruto asked the opposition on Sunday to give talks with the government a chance while his main opponent urged his followers to protest again over electoral reforms and the high cost of living.
Read more »
Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentenceA court in Moscow has convicted a top Kremlin foe on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison. Vladimir Kara-Murza, Jr., a prominent opposition activist who twice survived poisonings he blamed on the Kremlin, has been behind bars since his arrest a year ago. He has rejected the charges against him as political and likened the judicial proceedings against him to the show trials during the rule of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin. The charges against Kara-Murza stem from his March 15 speech to the Arizona House of Representatives in which he denounced Russia’s military action in Ukraine. Investigators added the treason charges while he was in custody.
Read more »
Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentenceCourt in Moscow convicts Russian opposition activist on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentences him to 25 years in prison.
Read more »
Russian opposition activist given 25-year prison sentenceA top Kremlin foe was convicted Monday on charges of treason and denigrating the Russian military and sentenced him to 25 years in prison after a trial that marked the latest move in a relentless c…
Read more »