It is difficult to understand the reluctance of the Legault government, which is reluctant to immediately implement most of the recommendations of the Viens commission, despite its commitment to do so. The argument of federal intrusion that a nationalist government could raise does not apply, given that it is a Quebec commission dealing with shortcomings of our own government services. Is he afraid of being considered a ” woke by part of his electorate, given that he would pay particular attention to minorities? […]
Mr. Legault often speaks of the pride of being a Quebecer. Does he realize that by acting meanly with the First Peoples, whether to defend our meager provincial powers or for obscure (electoral?) reasons, he is tarnishing our image as a nation born of negotiations with the first occupants of the territory? In doing so, it provides our adversaries with arguments that can be used in future campaigns to smear Quebec.
During the 1980s, Quebec had made great progress in the field of relations with the First Peoples, by attempting to associate the political emancipation of the Quebec nation with that of the eleven Aboriginal nations of the territory. Today, we lag behind, even compared to the government in Ottawa, heir to John A. Macdonald. Nothing to be proud of.
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