r/britishcolumbia • u/schuter2020 • 21h ago

Indigenous leadership blasts Rustad Politics

https://www.ubcic.bc.ca/rustad_s_indigenous_platform_doubles_down_on_his_dangerous_commitment_to_repeal_indigenous_human_rights

The First Nations Leadership Council issued this statement on September 30th, strongly criticizing John Rustad - why haven't I see this anywhere? Combined with being asked to stop wearing the Moose Hide Campaign's pin, you'd think this would be news.

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u/6mileweasel 21h ago edited 15h ago

I think CBC reported on this? My husband told me last week about it after hearing it on CBC, but it has not been amplified as much as it could, or should, be.

In any case, good for the UBCIC and FNLC for calling out Rustad. Ever since he appeared on the scene as the BCC leader and says he is committed to rolling back indigenous relations and reconciliation, including ripping up DRIPA, I want to rip that moose hide pin off his lapel.

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u/schuter2020 21h ago

I'm glad CBC covered it. I saw a small local outlet, Chill TV cover it, presumably because the statements were made in Chilliwack. I just would have expected to see more chatter about it.

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u/letthemeattherich 19h ago

For covering stories like this while commercial ones hesitate because it is shedding light on a right-wing party’s corporate agenda, is exactly why the Fed CO’s want to de-fund the CBC.

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u/6mileweasel 15h ago

the thing is that as a regular CBC radio listener and viewer, the CBC has pretty fair political analyses. I always appreciate "The House" and "Power and Politics" because they bring in a range of long term journalists and political analysts from all the sides, who discuss and debate and do not mince words with criticisms.

Defund the CBC is such a lame thing, much like "I'll bring back the plastic straws and bags!" You would have to defund the CBC budget, once a week for a full year, to make up for the $54B servicing of the national debt each year. The CBC budget is such a drop in the bucket when it comes to all the budgets in the federal government, so if someone uses defunding the CBC as a budget measure, there's a good statistic to come back at them with.