"First Nations leaders say BC Conservative leader John Rustad was 'offensive and insulting' in a segment on Indigenous issues during Tuesday night’s leaders’ debate that saw Rustad used paternalistic rhetoric while discussing his plan to repeal a law protecting Indigenous rights.

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'I find that remark to be absolutely offensive and insulting given the amazing progress we’ve made with the provincial government over the last several years,' Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs told PressProgress.

During Tuesday night’s leaders’ debate, BC Conservative Leader John Rustad gave a  bumbling response to a question about Indigenous communities in BC.

Rustad has previously signaled that the BC Conservatives hope to repeal the United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, focusing instead on what Rustad calls 'economic reconciliation'.”

https://pressprogress.ca/bc-conservative-leader-was-offensive-and-insulting-during-bc-election-debate-first-nations-leaders-say/