By Zoe Ducklow

Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

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North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney has been appointed Deputy Critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Indigenous Services for the federal NDP party.

In this role she will work with Jagmeet Singh, party leader and Critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations, to keep tabs on the Minister for Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs, Carolyn Bennett, and the Minister for Indigenous Services, Marc Miller.

The Conservative Party of Canada is the official opposition, where Cathy McLeod is the Critic for Crown-Indigenous Relations, and Gary Vidal is the Critic for Indigenous Services.

As the party with the third largest representation in parliament, the NDP has an unofficial shadow cabinet.

Blaney will remain the Critic for Veterans as well as the party Whip.

“I am excited and grateful to be able to work closely with Indigenous communities throughout Canada and to fight to make their voices heard,” said Blaney in a release.

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“Especially with a minority parliament, committees are where a lot of important work can get done to make government services more responsive to people. I am confident that I will be able to make an impact in this role and uphold Indigenous rights.”

Blaney has served as MP for the North Island-Powell River riding since 2015. She has a close connection with Indigenous relations, having been adopted by a Stellat’en First Nation family in Terrace at the age of three, though she is not biologically related. Her husband, Darren Blaney, is a former chief and current councillor of the Homalco First Nation in Comox.

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Zoe Ducklow s a Local Journalism Initiative reporter who works out of the North Island Gazette. The Local Journalism Initiative is funded by the Government of Canada.

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OTTAWA - NDP critic for Innovation, Science, Economic Development and Auto, MP Brian Masse (Windsor West), welcomed the government finally taking the private members bill (PMB) C-218, a bill to legalize single event sports betting (SESB).

“It has taken almost ten years, three parliaments and two prime ministers to do something that would fight organized crime, give consumers protection, create jobs, and address addictions,” said Masse. “The gaming sector is the largest component of the entertainment industry in Canada accounting for over 250,000 jobs across Canada. This bill will ensure these jobs are protected.”

Bill C-218 will repeal paragraph 207(4)(b) of Canada’s Criminal Code, allowing Canadians to place bets on single sport events.

In 2018 the United States Supreme court struck down the federal law preventing States from allowing SESB. Since then, 19 states have legalized SESB, including New York State and Michigan, allowing for sports betting in a physical casino, directly threatening the market for Canadian gaming facilities. Additionally, it is estimated that the illegal SESB market in Canada is over $10 billion which funds organized crime.

“It is about time that the Liberal government does something to protect the Canadian gaming industry, after it’s suffered for over a decade,” added Masse. “I’d like to recognize my former colleague, Joe Comartin, who introduced the first bill in 2011, which made it through the House but was killed in the Senate,” added Masse. “I am pleased that his initial push for this bill has finally come to fruition.”