14 Oct B.C. treaty commission asks PM to intervene: Commission head, Chief Sophie Pierre, says Stephen Harper needs to send a message to federal negotiators to move forward on stalled talks with B.C. First Nations (The Globe and Mail)
The British Columbia Treaty Commission is calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper to shake up the complacency it says has set in around treaty negotiations with B.C. First Nations after 16 years of expensive talks and few successes. Chief Sophie Pierre, who heads the commission, said Wednesday that Mr. Harper must send a message to his federal negotiators that they are at the table to negotiate treaties, not stall potential settlements… go to article