Indigenous people have been given lots of lip service by many of our Canadian leaders. Justin Trudeau has often made himself seem to be an ally of Indigenous people, though he simultaneously spent $4.5 billion on the Trans-Mountain pipeline. Ultimately, this shows that saying you will be an ally for truth and reconciliation and truly being an ally seems to be elusive to the country’s Prime Minister. This shows that there are gaps that still need to be closed for a true implementation of the calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation commission. What is necessary is for allies to call out and keep our politicians accountable. Until then, politicians can continue to abuse the system, say what they need, and not be held accountable.
https://www.thenation.com/article/activism/wetsuweten-canada-pipeline-protests/