By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation With trade war tensions dominating narratives regarding the upcoming federal election on April 28, some are concerned that Indigenous issues are being overlooked. However, the Assembly of First Nations has listed Abitibi\u2013Baie-James\u2013Nunavik\u2013Eeyou as one riding where Indigenous voters could swing results. The vast territory covering over half of Quebec\u2019s land mass has approximately 65,500 voters, of which 40% are Indigenous. Since NDP MP Romeo Saganash\u2019s tenure ended in 2019, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois MP Sylvie B\u00e9rub\u00e9 has held the seat. Only a third of the riding\u2019s eligible voters cast ballots in the last election. With this spring\u2019s snap election, the shortest campaign allowable under Canadian law, B\u00e9rub\u00e9 had a head start as the other parties scrambled to name candidates. Before becoming the first… <\/p>\n
By Patrick Quinn, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Nation With trade war tensions dominating narratives regarding the upcoming federal election on April 28, some are concerned that Indigenous issues are being overlooked. However, the Assembly of First Nations has listed Abitibi\u2013Baie-James\u2013Nunavik\u2013Eeyou as one riding where Indigenous voters could swing results. The vast territory covering over half of Quebec\u2019s land mass has approximately 65,500 voters, of which 40% are Indigenous. Since NDP MP Romeo Saganash\u2019s tenure ended in 2019, Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois MP Sylvie B\u00e9rub\u00e9 has held the seat. Only a third of the riding\u2019s eligible voters cast ballots in the last election. With this spring\u2019s snap election, the shortest campaign allowable under Canadian law, B\u00e9rub\u00e9 had a head start as the other parties scrambled to name candidates. Before becoming the first... <\/p>\n