The term is "Pretendians." People who falsely claim Indigenous heritage/ancestry. Most recently questions surrounding now former Liberal federal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault's uncertain claims of First Nations or Metis connection have generated national headlines, including a complaint about an alleged fraud at Boissonnault's former company following a failed transaction in 2022 which Edmonton police are investigating.

Also, our guest, who is Indigenous and contested the North Coast-Haida Gwaii election during the recent British Columbia provincial election, insists B.C. and Canada need oil, gas, mining, and forestry production now.

Guest: Chris Sankey. Former elected councilor at Lax Kw'aalams First Nation, businessman and senior Fellow at the MacDonald Laurier Institute.

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