By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous communities are closely watching how the new Carney government will rebuild the trust that some critics say was eroded under Justin Trudeau\u2019s leadership. Trudeau\u2019s government failed to deliver on its promise to lift all long-term drinking water advisories and made little progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s calls to action. Meanwhile, resource projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline moved forward without full Indigenous consent. Trudeau was the first prime minister to put Indigenous reconciliation on the national agenda, which was a step forward. But he set expectations that weren\u2019t realistic for his term, said Niigaan Sinclair, Anishinaabe scholar, commentator and professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. As a result, Sinclair said there was a… <\/p>\n
By Sonal Gupta, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Canada’s National Observer Indigenous communities are closely watching how the new Carney government will rebuild the trust that some critics say was eroded under Justin Trudeau\u2019s leadership. Trudeau\u2019s government failed to deliver on its promise to lift all long-term drinking water advisories and made little progress on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission\u2019s calls to action. Meanwhile, resource projects such as the Trans Mountain pipeline moved forward without full Indigenous consent. Trudeau was the first prime minister to put Indigenous reconciliation on the national agenda, which was a step forward. But he set expectations that weren\u2019t realistic for his term, said Niigaan Sinclair, Anishinaabe scholar, commentator and professor of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba. As a result, Sinclair said there was a... <\/p>\n