Indigenous leaders and advocacy groups say the impending departure of embattled Premier Brian Pallister is a positive move, while one political expert urges the Progressive Conservative Party to find a replacement who is less "aggressive and combative." Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister announced Tuesday he would step down from his role before the next provincial election. Indigenous leaders had called on Pallister to apologize for saying the people who came to the country before it was Canada came to build and to build better. "The political ideologies of any political party must be given an overhaul and align with the spirit, intent, and truth of reconciliation," the news release said. #mbpoli —@Mayor_BowmanPaul Thomas, professor emeritus of political studies at the University of Manitoba, said recent mounting criticism of Pallister's leadership made his departure a foregone conclusion.

Source: CBC News August 11, 2021 16:14 UTC