Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre receives applause during his speech to the Assembly of First Nations, Thursday, July 11, 2024 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz The Canadian Press 11/07/2024 16:03 First Nations chiefs have heard enough promises and “performative reconciliation,” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday, adding they deserve a partnership based on honest conversations. It was the first time Poilievre addressed the Assembly of First Nations, an organization representing more than 600 First Nations that had a tense relationship with the Conservatives when former prime minister Stephen Harper was in power. In 2018, former Conservative leader Andrew Scheer was booed at an AFN assembly when he was unable to explain how his policies would differ from Harper’s. AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak has said she wants to turn…
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