Calgary MLA said Lubicons are 'blackmailing'

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At a recent public forum in Calgary, Conservative MLA Janet Koper said the Lubicon Lake Indian Band is in "some ways blackmailing" Calgarians by boycotting the Olympics. She added that the federal and provincial governments have "acted in good faith" in dealing with the Lubicon's 47 year old land claim.

Liberal MLA Nick Taylor, who was also present, disagreed with Koper. He said the government exploited the land they granted to the Lubicons by leasing it to oil companies.

"If it was done to a white group, there'd be blood in the streets," he said.