By
David P. Ball Star Vancouver
Vancouver-Granville MP Jody Wilson-Raybould appears at a University of
B.C. event on Jan. 23, just after she was moved from attorney general to
Veterans Affairs — and just weeks before her resignation from Justin
Trudeau's Liberal Cabinet on Tuesday. (David P. Ball / Star Vancouver)
VANCOUVER—Members of Jody
Wilson-Raybould’s nation and family are coming to her defence, following
her resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet Tuesday
and earlier dismissal as attorney general.
Her father,
Kwakwaka’wakw hereditary chief Bill Wilson, told the Star he and many
others in their nation — which comprises multiple First Nations
governments on northern Vancouver Island — saw her treatment as
insulting and demeaning to their community.
“Trudeau’s gone after one of our matriarchs,” Wilson, 47, said in an interview Wednesday in Vancouver.
“Any
attack upon Jody is not only an attack on women — something Trudeau
will have to rationalize to all Canadian women in the next election —
but it is a direct attack on our community and our value system.”
Wilson-Raybould’s
traditional name, Puglaas, was given to her by her grandmother, the
most important influence in the politician’s life, her father explained.
In their nation’s Kwak’wala language, Wilson added, Puglaas is one of
the “highest names in our tribe” and means “woman with integrity.”...
https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/02/14/jody-wilson-rayboulds-nation-and-family-say-trudeaus-gone-after-one-of-our-matriarchs.html
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