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Poilievre proposes plan for First Nations to collect taxes from industry
- Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will endorse the First Nations Resource Charge proposal in Vancouver, allowing First Nations communities to have more control over resource revenues.
- The FNRC would enable First Nations to collect 50% of federal taxes from industrial activities on their land, with industry receiving a tax credit in return. This initiative aims to make resource projects more appealing to First Nations.
- Despite some criticisms about lack of consultation, the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs commented that the resource charge proposed by Poilievre is a positive step toward addressing inequalities resulting from Canada's colonial legacy.
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Poilievre proposes plan for First Nations to collect taxes from industry
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre proposed a new plan today for First Nations to collect taxes from industry that he says would speed up negotiations and project approvals. Poilievre announced what he called an optional First Nations resource charge alongside First Nations leaders in Vancouver, a...
·Kelowna, Canada
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Total News Sources21
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution76% Left
Bias Distribution
- 76% of the sources lean Left
76% Left
L 76%
C 24%
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