What could be more Canadian than a group of natives hiking and snowshoeing to Ottawa, of course Pandas were more important to Stephen Harper than people.
Nishiyuu Journey By Cree Youth Ends As Harper Greets Pandas (TWEETS, VIDEO)
It says everything we need to know about a PM that only cares about what image he's able to create, instead of the reality that most Canadians face.
Nishiyuu Journey By Cree Youth Ends As Harper Greets Pandas (TWEETS, VIDEO)
Two months and 1,600 kilometres later, a group of Cree youth arrived in Ottawa today, completing their trek from Northern Quebec in support of Idle No More and the Quebec Cree Nation.
They were met with cheers, chants and waving flags as the group stepped onto Parliament Hill. Some attendees tweeted that an eagle circled overhead soon after the trekkers arrived.
"The Journey of Nishiyuu" started with 17-year-old David Kawapit Jr. and six other youth from Whapmagoostui in Northern Quebec, all determined to hike and snowshoe to Parliament Hill. Since leaving on their journey south in mid-January, their group swelled as members of First Nation communities along the way joined their trek.
By the time the group arrived at the Peace Tower today, their number had grown to 270. The first of the group arrived at Ottawa's Victoria Island around noon, where they were greeted by Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence, CBC News reports, before completing the final stretch to the Hill.
It says everything we need to know about a PM that only cares about what image he's able to create, instead of the reality that most Canadians face.
"It says a lot that Stephen Harper isn't here, that he's greeting the pandas,'' Elizabeth May told the Canadian Press. "It says a lot that we need to move heaven and earth to meet First Nations on a nation-to-nation basis with respect.''