Andrew Scheer's Indigenous 'hostage' comment provokes tongue-lashing at first election debate - 2019-09-12

Andrew Scheer's Indigenous 'hostage' comment provokes tongue-lashing at first election debate September 12, 2019, Carl Meyer, National Observer

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"Hold hostage."

That one particular phrase from Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer about Indigenous rights sparked an intense, minutes-long altercation between the three federal political leaders who showed up for the first debate of the 2019 election campaign.

At the debate, hosted in Toronto by Maclean's and CityTV, Scheer was discussing whether he would implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Canada if he wins power.

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