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    „Ich kann sie überleben“: Premierminister Carney sagt zu einem Demonstranten der Grassy Nation, unklar, ob er die Identität des Demonstranten kennt

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    2. green_tory on

      >“Our community has lived with mercury poisoning for decades — we are still paying the price for contamination we did not cause. How many more generations must suffer before [Ford] acts? This is not leadership. It’s time to take responsibility and protect our people,” said Chief Fisher of Wabaseemoong Independent Nations in the press release.

      I *feel* this. So often it *feels like* local issues go unaddressed unless your riding is between the Government and an infrastructure goal, or if there’s a major source of revenue in your riding.

      Ie, here on Vancouver Island we have regular [health facility closures due to under-staffing](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/more-patients-diverted-west-coast-general-hospital-port-alberni-bc-9.7014007). You’d think the Provincial Government would make it a priority given the noise made about it during the elections, but I was of no illusion of expectation; there’s no major infrastructure goal, no major revenue source critical to Provincial coffers, nothing that will tip the balance for voters outside of the impacted ridings. And lo, [a major promise was cast out from the budget](https://nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/03/05/hugely-disappointed-nanaimo-hospital-cath-lab-patient-tower-absent-in-b-c-budget/). To be fair, some headway has been made in hiring GPs, but [it’s nowhere near sufficient](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/family-doctor-recruitment-shortage-2024-1.7489398).

      So the answer is: *unless a court compels them, probably not any time soon.*

    3. Hawkeye_Swift on

      The protester was drawing attention to a good cause, but this is about as well handled as the disruption could have been.

      “Hopefully you could hear the elements of the announcement, but it’s Canada. There’s a right to protest and it’s entirely appropriate,” he told reporters.

    4. Moppeh on

      If Pierre Polievre did this then most Liberals will be up in arms but since it’s Carney, most of them won’t give a shit. 

    5. flatulentbaboon on

      Just drove through Dryden the other day and it was one of the worst smelling towns I had ever been to in Ontario, and I’ve been to many. I didn’t know then what the cause of that smell was, but I guess I do now. I cannot imagine having to breathe that air every day.

    6. AtlanticMaritimer on

      On one hand, I get – Carney as are many politicians used to protestors interrupting them. But jeez, what a bad look regardless if he knew of her or not. I wish a staffer would have told him beforehand what the state of the town of Dryden is and what protestor might be there for. However, I’m giving the benefit of the doubt and hoping people aren’t that cruel.

    7. Amtoj on

      Unfortunate response given what they’re dealing with. In any case, unintentional from the looks of it.

      >There is no indication to suggest that the prime minister knew the identity of the woman or what was being said by protesters at the time.

      The silver lining is these articles might draw attention to the problem.

    8. Mauriac158 on

      Yeah… This is a pretty major foot in the mouth moment. He either didn’t know and spoke out of pocket which is not a great look OR he did know and that’s even worse.

      He almost certainly should have been informed about the protest, but maybe that’s unrealistic to expect.

    9. Hopeful_CanadianMtl on

      That’s not the time and place to be protesting and asking for a meeting with the minister of Indigenous affairs would be far more constructive.

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