Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative
The Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN) Do not represent aboriginals living on the coast, There are than 70 distinct Indigenous Nations have traditional territories along the British Columbia coast, The Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative (CFN) represents only 8 aboriginal nations.
Funded by BC NDP – Federal Liberals – Using taxpayer dollars.
| Government of Canada: Provided major investments, including a $200 million commitment under the Great Bear Sea Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) initiative and targeted funding via agreements like the Fisheries Resources Reconciliation Agreement (FRRA) | Province of British Columbia: Contributed $60 million toward the Great Bear Sea PFP initiative alongside other regional marine and economic development alignment funds. |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation | Coast Funds | David Suzuki Foundation |
Carney didn’t meet ‘coastal First Nations,’ he met an environmentalist group named Coastal First Nations. (Quote from the National Post)
More quotes from the National Post
But Carney didn’t meet with a governing body representing the more than 100 First Nations on the B.C. coast. In fact, he didn’t meet with an Indigenous governing body of any kind.
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Carney met with an anti-pipeline non-profit that has done business under the name “Coastal First Nations” since 2002. Prior to that, it was called Turning Point, and operated out of the offices of the David Suzuki Foundation.
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In fact, the group’s last major event before meeting Carney was a gala to celebrate its 25th anniversary.
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Coastal First Nations isn’t even the name on its registration documents. If Carney had used their official moniker, his statement would have read, “The Great Bear Initiative Society has stewarded the waters of the B.C. North Coast from time immemorial.”