Saturday 12 January 2013

Canadian PM agrees to pay more heed to native demands

First Nations protesters march towards Parliament Hill before meeting between chiefs and Canada's PM Harper in Ottawa OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed in a meeting with native leaders on Friday to pay more attention to their demands, trying to mollify an aboriginal protest movement that has threatened to blockade roads and railways across the country. Faced with a seemingly intractable situation that has confronted successive governments, Harper agreed to a high-level dialogue with the natives and to have his office take increased responsibility for their issues, Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan said. ...




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