Opposition MLAs call on premier to repair relationship with Mi'kmaw chiefs

Armstrong sent a letter to chiefs outlining the government’s position on the same day as the news conference. The chiefs have said they were not previously consulted and noted that they pushed in the past to be included in the legalization framework without any response from former governments. They’ve accused the government of targeting First Nation communities.

NDP Leader Claudia Chender agreed with that assessment.

“I think we see this government creating an enemy out of the Mi’kmaw people in this province when what they should be doing is working collaboratively with them,” she told reporters.

Houston was unfazed by the pushback, which has included at least one First Nation banning him from their community.

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