DFO's decision undercuts all of those efforts.
To threaten polamuwok is to threaten our culture and our legacy, and this decision for closure of the biodiversity centre was made out of the reductionist position of the government. However, western economics does not consider the distinct relationships indigenous people have with our first mother, her children and our homelands.
In the same breath that the federal government proposes this cut that removes the most important mitigation efforts surrounding Mactaquac Dam, there is a $10-billion refurbishment plan. This extends the life of the project for 50 years.