Conservative leader chastised at AFN’s annual general assembly

By Sam Laskaris Writer Pierre Poilievre’s first visit to the Assembly of First Nations’ annual general assembly did not go as well as the leader of the federal Conservative Party obviously would have hoped. Poilievre showed up to the final day of the assembly, which concluded last Thursday in Montreal, undoubtedly hoping he could secure numerous First Nations votes in the next Canadian election, currently scheduled for October of 2025. Things got off on a bit of a sour note for Poilievre as several assembly delegates, including First Nations veterans, turned their backs towards him once he was introduced and began speaking. No doubt many of those assembled were irked for Poilievre’s involvement in the last federal Conservative government headed by Stephen Harper. Harper, Canada’s prime minister from 2006 through…

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