MLA APOLOGIZES FOR SAYING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE DISENGAGED

An Alberta legislature member is apologizing for saying Indigenous people don’t tend to vote, and when “these people” do engage in politics, they only want to talk to the prime minister. Dave Schneider, the United Conservative member for the southern Alberta riding of Little Bow, apologized on Twitter for comments he made recently to media in his constituency. “Apologies to any offended by my choice of words,” Schneider posted Tuesday. “Certainly was not my intent. It continues to be a privilege to represent all constituents since being elected. Encourage all to be engaged in our democracy.” He did not reply to a request for an interview. Schneider is a first-term legislature member and serves as the Opposition’s agriculture and forestry critic.