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Leah Gazan: “Certainly as Indigenous Peoples we have opinions that we agree on and disagree on. That’s called a democracy.”

On the recordJune 13, 2026
Certainly as Indigenous Peoples we have opinions that we agree on and disagree on. That’s called a democracy.
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Leah Gazan
New Democratic Party

Editor's note · Context

Discussing Indigenous opinions on the legislation.

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