N.S. First Nations group suggests voting for anyone but Harper – The Chronicle Herald
July 22, 2015
SYDNEY — A Nova Scotia aboriginal advocacy agency is not calling for an outright anti-Conservative campaign in the upcoming federal election.
But the Mi’kmaq Rights Initiative is urging aboriginals to cast ballots, and is strongly hinting that a vote for any party other than the one led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper might help in the fight against proposed federal cuts to social assistance.
“By the looks of it, the Conservatives are not doing well, and there’s three months to the election, so we’re just waiting on the edge of our seats,” said Eskasoni Chief Leroy Denny.
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