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By Spencer Sacht Lund, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Amidst a looming trade war, the \u201cB.C.\u201d government presented its latest budget earlier this week \u2014 focused on safeguarding the provincial economy against American tariffs. But Indigenous leaders warned they are being excluded from measures to defend the province from the international threat, particularly when it comes to resource development plans. \u201cAny time that people are hurting through the economy, it\u2019s really Indigenous people that feel the brunt,\u201d Patrick Harriott, treasurer of the M\u00e9tis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), told IndigiNews in an interview. Premier David Eby opened a 2025 budget presentation on l\u0259k\u0313\u02b7\u0259\u014b\u0259n territories this week flanked by graphics emblazoned with \u201cBuy B.C.\u201d and \u201cBuy Canadian.\u201d His speech decried the Trump tariffs as well as the withdrawal of American military support… <\/p>\n

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By Spencer Sacht Lund, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, IndigiNews Amidst a looming trade war, the \u201cB.C.\u201d government presented its latest budget earlier this week \u2014 focused on safeguarding the provincial economy against American tariffs. But Indigenous leaders warned they are being excluded from measures to defend the province from the international threat, particularly when it comes to resource development plans. \u201cAny time that people are hurting through the economy, it\u2019s really Indigenous people that feel the brunt,\u201d Patrick Harriott, treasurer of the M\u00e9tis Nation British Columbia (MNBC), told IndigiNews in an interview. Premier David Eby opened a 2025 budget presentation on l\u0259k\u0313\u02b7\u0259\u014b\u0259n territories this week flanked by graphics emblazoned with \u201cBuy B.C.\u201d and \u201cBuy Canadian.\u201d His speech decried the Trump tariffs as well as the withdrawal of American military support... <\/p>\n

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