Ungawa Ward | Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash wants to be a candidate for QS

Ungawa Ward |  Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash wants to be a candidate for QS

(Montreal) Cree activist Maïtée Labrecque-Saganash will be the candidate for the Québec solidaire in Ungava Riding and aspire to become the first tribal woman to be elected to the National Assembly.

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Charles Legavalier

Charles Legavalier
Press

“If my nation thinks I can be useful to the National Assembly, I accept Manon’s outstretched hand. [Massé] And Gabriel [Nadeau-Dubois]. I live in the north, and I know how public services are less accessible and difficult to navigate, especially for indigenous peoples, ”she said.Me Labrecque-Saganash during a press conference on Sunday.

He has the support of two co-spokespersons for Québec solidaire in this investment. Mr. Nadeau-Dubois stressed that the young woman was a “long-term accomplice” and that they collaborated together in 2017 at the joint Faut qu’on se parle. He praised his “courage” because it was not easy for him. “In an environment where elected officials, especially elected women, are the target of much hatred and discrimination, a young tribal woman must jump into politics, especially on social media.”

MMe Labrecque-Saganash wants to be the voice of communities living in northern Quebec, bearing the brunt of labor shortages, especially in the health network and the housing crisis. “After many years of right-wing government destroying the social security web and public services in Quebec, now is the time to reconsider our systems. Stop pretending that northern Quebec does not exist,” said a resident of Vaswanibi in Iowa. Izzy Boy-James.

Education

He hopes that through the election of elected natives, other representatives of the National Assembly will give more respect to the First Nations. He accused François Legault of treating them as “groups of interest”. “In the National Assembly, I can understand that it is easier to make decisions when those involved are not in the room. When I go there, I encourage people who say outrageous things about my people to look me in the eye and do so, ”he said.

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“We are tribals and by being in the legislature we can do a lot of education for the people sitting in the legislature,” she added.Me Labreck-Sakanash. MMe Labrecque-Saganash is the daughter of Abidibi-Boy-James-Nunavic-EU federal riding lawyer, bargainer and former New Democrat MP Romeo Sakanash.

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