Reform MP needs and education

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Reform MP and Native affairs critic John Duncan got an ear full when

meeting with Sarnia, Ont Aboriginal leaders. Duncan was on a

cross-country tour to sell Reform's Aboriginal agenda, which he contends

will put Natives on an equal footing with other Canadians. Walpole

Island Chief Joe Gilbert blasted Duncan saying the party's plan would

assimilate Natives and abolish their identity as a people. Duncan was

also chasitised by Lambton County, Ont. residents when one man walked

out of a meeting the the MP. Duncan had refused to comment on a

lawsuit involving the Chippewas of Sarnia who are claiming a large

parcel of land within the Sarnia city limits. Another resident said the

MP seemed ill-prepared and needed to learn more about Native issues in

southwestern Ontario.