Ken Georgetti is president of the 3.3 million member Canadian Labour Congress.
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Views Friday, January 11, 2013 Why Idle No More Has Resonated with Canadians Imagine a country where the national government introduces and passes legislation that detrimentally affects all of its First Nations communities but it doesn't bother to consult with them. Then a chief of an impoverished northern First Nation community goes on a hunger strike to get a meeting between the First Nations leadership and the government several months after this legislation was passed. Does this have implications for all Canadians? You bet it does. Read more
