A First Nations leader in Nova Scotia is calling for action in the case of two Mi’kmaq elver fishers arrested in Shelburne.
The two allege they were released and forced to walk for hours barefoot in freezing cold temperatures in March, 2024.
Then Fisheries minister Diane Lebouthillier committed to an external review of the incident, with a panel of Indigenous representatives.
In a news conference in Ottawa, Chief Gerald Toney of the Annapolis Valley First Nation said they’ve done their part.
“We confirmed our members months ago, but yet no movement. Calling for a review then doing nothing about it is not reconciliation,” said Toney.
Toney adds that what happened to the men was inhumane.
He’s calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to get the review underway within the first 100 days of the new government.
