‘Action, not words’ needed to cool potential long, hot One Canadian protest summer, says Liberal strategist

Despite an adjustment to the Liberals’ ‘public-facing’ message on Bill C-5, Nishnawbe Aski First Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says their approach has been 'a huge step backward’ on the path to reconciliation.

Amid growing threats of a renewed Idle No More summer, Prime Minister Mark Carney held a press conference following Bill C-5's passage through the House of Commons on June 20 to clarify and emphasize that 'free, prior, and informed consent' is 'embedded in the plan.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY STUART BENSON

June 24, 2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to lower the temperature ahead of a potential “long, hot summer” of renewed Idle No More protests over the Liberals’ marquee One Canadian Economy Act, but repairing the relationship with First Nations and re-committing to "the s...

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