WINNIPEG — Parliamentarians chided Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberal government during the Assembly of First Nations' annual general meeting, saying his government is using tense times with the United States to step on their rights in his bid to push major projects forward.

"This total disregard of our inherent and treaty rights became clear when the prime minister provided just seven days to review and comment on a summary of this legislation, and then refused to slow down the process when (AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak) called on the Liberals to do so during the committee review of Bill C-5," NDP member of Parliament Leah Gazan told the hundreds of chiefs gathered in Winnipeg.

"This normalized colonial behaviour made it clear to me, and many others, that they are not wi

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