‘Unity’ can’t come at the cost of Indigenous rights

The first ministers took pains to acknowledge that any and all movement would take place in consultation with Indigenous Peoples—but that consultation is already falling short.

Quebec Premier François Legault, left, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford attend a First Ministers’ Meeting press conference in Saskatoon on June 2. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

June 4, 2025

One could be forgiven for mistaking the press conference following the June 2 First Ministers’ Meeting in Saskatoon for a cut scene from Woodstock, the 1970 documentary chronicling the eponymous music festival the year prior.

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