Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs calls out 'racist and sexist' treatment of Wilson-Raybould
Chiefs say recent anonymous comments perpetuate 'stereotypes that indigenous women cannot be powerful'
A group of First Nation leaders is calling on the prime minister to quash what they view as "racist and sexist innuendo" dogging Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.
The former justice minister is at the centre of recent claims that the Prime Minister's Office pressured her to help Quebec -based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.
Over the weekend, The Canadian Press ran a story quoting anonymous sources who described Wilson-Raybould as someone who had "become a thorn in the side of the cabinet" before she was shuffled to her new role last month. She was also called "someone ... [who] was difficult to get along with, known to berate fellow cabinet ministers openly at the table, and who others felt they had trouble trusting."
A source, described as an "insider who didn't want to be identified," told the news agency that Wilson-Raybould has "always sort of been in it for herself" and "everything is very Jody-centric."
Those comments are "cowardly low blows," says a statement released Tuesday by the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
"They perpetuate colonial-era, sexist stereotypes that Indigenous women cannot be powerful, forthright and steadfast in positions of power, but rather confrontational, meddling and egotistic," says the news release from the group, which has been critical of the Liberal government in the past on pipeline issues.
"These comments from your staff must be recognized for what they are — blatant sexism."
More: www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wilson-raybould-racist-sexist-pmo-snc-lavalin-1.5015585
Same old, same old from the folks that are sadly lacking in the ability to realize that even natives are human and when put in a position of power can and do react like any other politician who is full of themselves. I don't know if the accusations are true or not but where there is smoke there is usually fire.
Chiefs say recent anonymous comments perpetuate 'stereotypes that indigenous women cannot be powerful'
A group of First Nation leaders is calling on the prime minister to quash what they view as "racist and sexist innuendo" dogging Veterans Affairs Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould.
The former justice minister is at the centre of recent claims that the Prime Minister's Office pressured her to help Quebec -based engineering firm SNC-Lavalin avoid criminal prosecution.
Over the weekend, The Canadian Press ran a story quoting anonymous sources who described Wilson-Raybould as someone who had "become a thorn in the side of the cabinet" before she was shuffled to her new role last month. She was also called "someone ... [who] was difficult to get along with, known to berate fellow cabinet ministers openly at the table, and who others felt they had trouble trusting."
A source, described as an "insider who didn't want to be identified," told the news agency that Wilson-Raybould has "always sort of been in it for herself" and "everything is very Jody-centric."
Those comments are "cowardly low blows," says a statement released Tuesday by the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs.
"They perpetuate colonial-era, sexist stereotypes that Indigenous women cannot be powerful, forthright and steadfast in positions of power, but rather confrontational, meddling and egotistic," says the news release from the group, which has been critical of the Liberal government in the past on pipeline issues.
"These comments from your staff must be recognized for what they are — blatant sexism."
More: www.cbc.ca/news/politics/wilson-raybould-racist-sexist-pmo-snc-lavalin-1.5015585
Same old, same old from the folks that are sadly lacking in the ability to realize that even natives are human and when put in a position of power can and do react like any other politician who is full of themselves. I don't know if the accusations are true or not but where there is smoke there is usually fire.
