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Minister apologizes for 'poor choice of words' about meeting with B.C. First Nations group
Hodgson brushed off concerns that some couldn't attend in person: 'It's called Zoom'
Federal Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says he has apologized to Coastal First Nations for what he says were a “poor choice of words” regarding a meeting he offered to have with the group on Friday.
Hodgson said he would meet with the alliance of nine First Nations, who are opposed to a bitumen pipeline to the northern B.C. coast, in the wake of Ottawa and Alberta signing an agreement which is meant to pave a path forward for such a project.
The minister brushed off concerns raised about the group’s president, Marilyn Slett, who said the timing and location of the proposed meeting meant she wouldn’t be able to attend in person.
“It’s called Zoom,” Hodgson said when asked about Slett’s concerns during a Thursday interview with
CBC’s Power & Politics.