Muskrat Falls opponents say it’s a test of Trudeau’s aboriginal reconciliation
MUSKRAT FALLS, N.L. — Supporters of a growing movement to blockade the Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador over methylmercury concerns say it’s a test of Justin Trudeau’s bid to reconcile with aboriginal people.
“Step up,” Jim Learning, an Inuit resident and longtime critic of the project, urged the prime minister Thursday.
“Back us up, because there are three aboriginal cultures in this territory of Labrador being ignored. This more or less puts the pressure on truth and reconciliation to be, in fact, truth and reconciliation.
“The honeymoon is over, as somebody said, and now the rubber hits the road.”