The Manitoba Lowlands is one of only two regions in Canada designated to become a national park in the 2017 federal budget tabled by the Liberals Wednesday. "Misipawistik Cree Nation has not given any consent to the creation of a national park at this point." "In Manitoba, that's how we got to Wapusk National Park at the top of the province and along Hudson Bay. Unlike remote northern parks, the area is accessible by road and she worries a Manitoba Lowlands National Park would become a "target" for tourists. "We would benefit from some of the same protections as a national park with a greater recognition of our territorial sovereignty."

Source: CBC News March 23, 2017 02:15 UTC