Letters May 19: Must haves and nice to haves; museum is investment for our future – Times Colonist

Must-haves come first, then the nice-to-haves

While British Columbia recovers from devastating weather events, Premier John Horgan announces an $800-million replacement for the Royal B.C. Museum.

Adding insult to this foolish ill-advised decision, he is using First Nations reconciliation to support a tourist/school field trip destination while First Nations communities are still trying to recover from recent fires and floods.

Before anyone judges my comment on the reconciliation initiatives, I am First Nation and I know culture is important, but so is a safe community and a home.

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