October 27, 2026
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Canadaland Politics
#205 First Nations, First Ministers, Second Chance?
In 2005, Canada’s leaders agreed to a $5.1-billion plan to close the gap for Indigenous people. Three days later, the government fell, and the deal died with it.
Sam Konnert
Producer/Host
Bruce Thorson
Senior Producer
Caleb Thompson
Audio Editor
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher

This week, they finally sat down again.

Sam spends the day before with Jeff Copenace, chief of Onigaming First Nation. Twenty years ago, he was sitting right behind Paul Martin at Kelowna. This time, he couldn’t get in the room.

Plus: meet our new managing editor, Harrison Lowman, and his pick for the craziest political story of the decade. In May, Caroline Elliott was the front-runner to lead the B.C. Conservatives. She lost by two points, would she have beat Eby?

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Host: Sam Konnert

Credits: Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer) Caleb Thompson (Post Production), Harrison Lowman (Managing Editor), Jesse Brown (Editor), Tony Wang (Artwork)

 

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