HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he is facing steep odds in his bid to become Canada's first Indigenous prime minister.
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying he knows he is facing steep odds in his bid to become Canada's first Indigenous prime minister.
Battiste, the only First Nations candidate in the race to replace Justin Trudeau, will need another $300,000 — paid in instalments — to continue with his leadership bid. The party will choose a new leader through a national vote on March 9. Denny highlighted Battiste's law degree and his work as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous relations. Battiste also serves as chair of the Liberal party's Indigenous caucus and was the first Mi'kmaw elected to the House of Commons. He is also former regional chief with the Assembly of First Nations.
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