‘Western alienation’: what’s your message to our neighbours in Alberta?

That was Scott Fraser, Minister for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, speaking in the BC Legislature in the past few minutes.

   The NDP government of Premier John Horgan is set to introduce human-rights legislation today, becoming the first province to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

    The legislation would mandate the government to bring provincial laws and policies into harmony with aims of the U-N Declaration.

    Indigenous relations and reconciliation minister Scott Fraser says the legislation is a B-C version of a federal bill that died on the Senate order paper when Parliament adjourned for Monday's election.

    Grand Chief Ed John of the First Nations Summit says the legislation redefines, resets and restructures historical relations between B-C and Indigenous peoples. 

Prime Minister Trudeau says people across the country need to understand those living in Alberta and Saskatchewan have faced "very difficult years."

Trudeau will now be heading up a minority government, and there is "Western Separation" chatter online in Alberta, after the Liberals failed to win any seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

It doesn't sound like the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is up for negotiation by the minority Liberal government. He says government will be "continuing with the Trans Mountain expansion." Trudeau says he has no plans for any formal coalition with the other parties in parliament.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria

That was Scott Fraser, Minister for Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation, speaking in the BC Legislature in the past few minutes.

   The NDP government of Premier John Horgan is set to introduce human-rights legislation today, becoming the first province to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

    The legislation would mandate the government to bring provincial laws and policies into harmony with aims of the U-N Declaration.

    Indigenous relations and reconciliation minister Scott Fraser says the legislation is a B-C version of a federal bill that died on the Senate order paper when Parliament adjourned for Monday's election.

    Grand Chief Ed John of the First Nations Summit says the legislation redefines, resets and restructures historical relations between B-C and Indigenous peoples. 

Prime Minister Trudeau says people across the country need to understand those living in Alberta and Saskatchewan have faced "very difficult years."

Trudeau will now be heading up a minority government, and there is "Western Separation" chatter online in Alberta, after the Liberals failed to win any seats in Alberta and Saskatchewan.

It doesn't sound like the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion is up for negotiation by the minority Liberal government. He says government will be "continuing with the Trans Mountain expansion." Trudeau says he has no plans for any formal coalition with the other parties in parliament.

Guest: Keith Baldrey

Global’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria