A group of First Nations chiefs is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to apologize for making “patronizing” and “sexist” comments, further heightening tensions over Ottawa’s position on the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion.
“When you’re talking about the United Nations and you’re going to go with the self-determination and the consent, why wasn’t that applied with the Trans Mountain pipeline that’s going through 513 kilometres of our territory?” Wilson asked.
In response, Trudeau said there are “lots of reasons” for people to support the Trans Mountain project, and that Canadians should “respect people’s choices to support or to not support” such developments. “And I don’t think we should be criticizing them just because they disagree with you, Judy,” he added.
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