Saddle Lake informs China of its opposition to FIPPA

Saddle Lake Cree Nation has been joined by Hupcasasath First Nation in sending letters to the Premier of China condemning the Canada-China Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement. Saddle Lake Chief Leonard Jackson concludes his letter by stating, “Finally, this agreement faces extreme opposition by Indigenous Nations of these lands, and many Canadians alike; therefore The Peoples Republic of China, you must have certainty to enact an agreement like this. Therefore, we are saying that The Peoples Republic of China will have no certainty because of the lack of the state of Canada entering into this agreement illegally and without our free, prior and informed consent.”