Bob Chamberlain, former Vice President of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs  and former elected Chief of the Kwikwasut’inuxw Haxwa’mis First Nation is endorsing NDP candidate Tanille Johnson in North Island Powell River. 

“I just hope that your listeners are understanding and supportive of justice for First Nations people.” 

“I hope they’ll vote for the NDP. I say that because I’ve been NDP my whole life. Back here I’ve got a sign when I ran for the NDP in Nanaimo.”

“I hope that they will recognize that only the Liberals and the Conservatives have ever formed a government in Canada federally. The situation we’re trying to deal with and correct today is a result of red and blue. I have no faith that they’ll do what’s right,  from Prime Minister Trudeau’s tearful acceptance of  the missing murdered indigenous women’s report and the Truth and Reconciliation report – which he then did nothing with.”

“That’s why I would encourage people to support Tanille. She’s from here. She’s got the lived experience of the North island, she understands .She’s  very articulate, and has high concerns for the environment and employment. To me, she’s an ideal candidate because she’s First Nations, but she’s not limited to that focus. Looking at what economy would make good sense, what does the environment need given the current global warming crisis, and what we need to do in our little area of the 

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