Senate report shows Canadian government failing Indigenous fishers

It’s been more than 23 years since a Supreme Court of Canada ruling upheld Treaty fishing rights, but senators say the government has done little to implement Indigenous rights-based fishers. A new report released Tuesday by the senate committee says the federal government is failing First Nation fishers, and the time to act is now. Ashley Field reports.

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