Kahnawà: Ke threatens to establish a toll near the Mercier bridge

In order to denounce the Ottawa budget cuts in the Aboriginal services. In addition, the Kahnawà Mohawk community: Ke threatens to establish tolls on the highway axes crossing its territory.

In the Grand Chef’s sights, Cody Diabo, the budgetary savings requested by Ottawa, which involved cuts of 7.5 % for 2026, 10 % in 2027 and 15 % in 2028 in various federal services, including Aboriginal services in Canada. However,

While certain transfers to the provinces are protected to maintain several essential services offered to Canadians. However. In addition. Furthermore, these same protections are not applied to Aboriginal communities denounced at a press conference on Tuesday, the great chief Diabo, saying that this is a racial austerity.

He also deplores that Prime Minister Mark Carney kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll new did kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll new not mention this. For example, issue when he meets the Aboriginal. Moreover. nations kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll of Canada three weeks ago about the C-5 law on the Canadian economy unit. In addition,

On the one hand. the Prime Minister wants to give the impression that he is consulting us. while on the other, he gives us a stab on the back.

In order to compensate for the reduction of federal payments. the amounts of which still remain to be determined. Kahnawà: Ke plans to install tolls on the main transport infrastructure crossing its territory.

Two major axes. truckers totaling 120,000 passages per day, a railway track and the Saint-Laurent maritime route cross kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll new the community south of Montreal. For the moment the kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll new Mohawks say they are studying the feasibility of tolls. on portions of the highway axes. leading kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll to Montreal via the Mercier bridge (roads 132. 138). Ideal technology and possible sums perceived must still be assessed.

We do not want to harm Canadian citizens. but the government does not leave us kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll new the choicesaid the great chef Diabo. He asked kahnawà: ke threatens establish toll that the Prime Minister calls for a new meeting with First Nations.

When publishing. it was not possible to collect the reactions of the Quebec Ministry of Transport on the legal feasibility of. the unilateral installation of tolls on roads of provincial jurisdiction. It was also not possible to check with Aboriginal services in Canada what was the extent of the budget cuts.

With information from Gloria Henriquez. CBC News