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Global News
15 minutes ago
- Global News
Canadians divided on Indigenous rights in what B.C. leader calls ‘harmful' poll
A new poll has found that Canadians are divided on Indigenous rights. The poll, commissioned by the Angus Reid Institute, found that while a slight majority of Canadians feel that Indigenous Peoples have a unique status in Canada (55 per cent), and the vast majority of Indigenous-identifying individuals agree (68 per cent), others push back (45 per cent), saying Indigenous Peoples should have the same status as others living in modern Canada, including two in three Conservative party voters (68 pre cent). 'I would say, we're asking Canadians whether or not they felt to, take kind of two sides or one of two sides on a couple of different statements,' Jon Roe, research associate at the Angus Reid Institute, told Global News. 'So whether or not they believe that Indigenous Peoples have an inherently unique status or whether they should not have a special status that other Canadians have.' Story continues below advertisement The poll found that most Canadians are divided on many of the issues. Three in 10 of those polled said that the federal government is offering too much funding to First Nations communities, but the same number, 27 per cent, felt the current funding is too little. One in five, 21 per cent, of those polled said that based on what they know, the funding level is about right. 'On the issue of whether or not they should be integrating more into broader Canadian society, 45 per cent said yeah, Indigenous people should be doing that, but there are more Canadians who say that they should strengthen their own culture and traditions at 55 per cent,' Roe said. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy 'But when it comes to the idea of moving towards more independence and control of their own affairs, 40 per cent of Canadians say that, whereas 60 per cent say they want them to be Indigenous Peoples, to be governed by the same systems and rules as other Canadians.' 2:13 New poll on attitudes towards Canadian immigration Terry Teegee, Regional Chief of the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations, said he found the poll disappointing. Story continues below advertisement 'I'm not surprised that this is coming from the right and from a Conservative point of view,' he said. 'Matter of fact, I think it's creating more harm than good.' Teegee said that First Nations people lead the statistics on many social issues, including housing and addiction, and those need to be addressed. 'When you bring in a poll that looks at the funding that we receive, there's not enough information to make an informed decision by any person in the public, or whether they're Conservative or otherwise,' he said. 'There's a lot of information missing in terms of these types of polls, and it makes it look like that First Nations are really not reporting on the funding we received, that we're not doing the work that we're supposed to be doing, it's creating more harm than good. And, you know, this creates problems.' When asked whether their province is giving too much attention to Indigenous communities, an average of 24 per cent in the country said yes, but that number climbed to 37 per cent in B.C. 'It is a bit higher of people saying maybe they do spend more time here than other parts of the country,' Roe said. 3:03 Poll shows Canadians support more education on Air India bombings Teegee said there are many assumptions about Indigenous Peoples across Canada Story continues below advertisement 'I think that it's very harmful to many First Nations and Indigenous Peoples here in British Columbia because it really stokes the fire of racism in terms of looking at the First Nations here in B.C.,' he said. 'What should be addressed here is education, the understanding of many First Nations of what we experience in this day and age.' Methodology: The Angus Reid Institute conducted an online survey from July 24 – 29, 2025, among a randomized sample of 2,508 Canadian adults who are members of Angus Reid Forum. The sample was weighted to be representative of adults nationwide according to region, gender, age, household income, and education, based on the Canadian census. For comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20. Discrepancies in or between totals are due to rounding. The survey was self-commissioned and paid for by ARI.
Japan Forward
an hour ago
- Japan Forward
Beware of Russia Using 'Peace' as Cover to Prepare for War
このページを 日本語 で読む United States President Donald Trump recently met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House. The August 18 meeting followed days after Trump sat down with President Vladimir Putin of Russia in Alaska. Zelenskyy expressed his willingness to meet the Russian president without preconditions to reach a peace agreement. Trump then spoke with Putin by phone and invited him to meet Zelenskyy one-on-one, as well as for a three-way summit that would include the US president. Trump is aiming to hold a summit within two weeks. However, it is unclear whether Putin will agree to attend. An expanded meeting with European leaders and Zelenskyy also took place at the White House on Monday. Trump said the United States, with other countries, would commit to providing "security guarantees," as sought by Ukraine, to prevent Russia from engaging in aggression again at a later date. Russia is an autocratic state. Since he is a dictator, Putin's participation is essential for negotiations to succeed. President Putin should agree to a summit meeting with Zelenskyy without preconditions. And to create the proper environment for negotiations, Russian forces must be ordered to cease fire immediately. Regarding territorial issues, the focus of attention at the moment, Zelenskyy told the press, "That is a matter between me and Putin." He thereby indicated his intention to make it a topic for discussion at any summit. At the recent US-Russia summit, Putin proposed what he euphemistically termed an "exchange of territory." He would force Ukraine to cede the Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts in eastern Ukraine. Those areas are already occupied to a substantial extent by Russian forces. Russia would halt fighting along the current front lines in the Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts in the south in exchange, he suggested. President Trump welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky upon his arrival at the White House on August 18. (©Getty Images via Kyodo) In an interview with Fox News, Trump urged Zelenskyy to "make a deal." He emphasized that "Russia is a very big power, and they're (Ukraine) not." Such an insult cannot be overlooked as mere loose talk. In the first place, the United States already promised to protect the "territorial integrity" of Ukraine when Kyiv agreed to abandon its nuclear weapons under the 1994 Budapest Memorandum. That is a commitment that President Trump would do well to remember. A ceasefire line might be acceptable. But the cession of territory would amount to acceptance of Russia's "change of the status quo by force." That is unacceptable. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz rightly criticized the proposed cessions, saying, "The Russian demand that Kyiv give up the free parts of Donbass corresponds, to put it bluntly, to a proposal for the United States to have to give up Florida." Trump has not spelled out exactly what kind of "security guarantees" he has in mind. There are naturally concerns that Russia will use any negotiated "peace" as a cover to prepare for war and further invasions. There is no point in pursuing this path unless a strong posture to protect the peace is established. Author: Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun このページを 日本語 で読む
Calgary Herald
3 hours ago
- Calgary Herald
Calgary climate protestors call carbon capture 'pipe dream'
For Dr. Joe Vipond, climate change isn't just an environmental concern; it's a health hazard. Article content He believes, as past president of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, those in medicine can help translate tangible impacts to Canadians. Article content Article content 'You can see right now in the parts of the country that are burning, how much wildfire smoke — or even the displacement of people from their homes, is a significant health issue, ' Vipond said. Article content Article content 'We have that ability as physicians in interpreting the climate issue in a way that Canadians can understand how it impacts them.' Article content Article content He said that tangible understanding was a great boon in the effort to phase out coal usage in Alberta. Now, he wants to instill a different tangible understanding into Canadians; tax dollar investments losing money. Article content Protestors gathered at the steps of the Harry Hays federal government building in downtown Calgary. They had begun setting up in the buildings entryway courtyard, before security from the building moved them down to the city-owned sidewalk. Article content Despite chants by the crowd of 'hey-ho, pipelines have got to go,' Vipond says that the they were not there to say they should not be built, only that 'there shouldn't be public money going into pipelines.' Article content Article content Article content Pipelines have been a hot-topic at both federal and provincial levels of government. Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre — recently restored to a seat in the house of commons — called for two pipelines to be under construction by the one-year anniversary of Prime Minister Mark Carney taking office. Article content The governments of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario recently announced a search looking for companies to conduct a feasibility study into a possible pipeline from Alberta to Ontario. Article content Vipond says he's worried that, if funded by tax dollars, a pipeline won't payback its initial investments. Article content 'China will never burn as much oil as it burned last year,' Vipond said. Article content 'At a time where building a pipeline is a a risky endeavor, that risk should be taken on by private capital,' Vipond said. Article content The International Energy Agency has previously confirmed a plateau in Chinese oil fuel demand. However, just last week the organization said that global oil demand will increase by about 700,000 barrels per day this year and in 2026.
