In a strange twist, incoming MB NDP prez Ovide Mercredi was named as an advisor to a BC company, about 3 months ago, that intends to ship Albertan bitumen from the AB oil sands, either by rail or pipeline, to BC's north west coast. And refine it there for export. Both the BC NDP and fed NDP, along with most BC FNs oppose same. Strange poli world we live in.
http://business.financialpost.com/2014/12/10/b-c-heavy-oil-refinery-proj...
It's not just strange, it's decidedly disturbing. Mercredi is also on the board of "Canadians for a New Partnership" a vague new national organization with a vague, feel-good mission statement and which has been described as being "...stacked with native elites and colonial politicians who have ties to destructive industry."
Here is a Two Row Times article about it: A new partnership?
Here are some FN activists disrupting Mercredi in a CFNP speech: Nancy Greyeyes delivers Unist'ot'en Camp message to Ovide Mercredi