You aren’t supposed to know that Vancouver planned to pay the Musqueam First Nation $33,500 to participate in the renaming of Trutch Street to the indecipherable šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street. Such information, says the city, could harm Indigenous interests and thus warrants secrecy. That’s how reconciliation works in B.C. as of 2021.

Vancouver's plan for šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street involved paying $33,500 to the Musqueam — but the city doesn't want you to know that{ai:summary}Vancouver planned to pay the Musqueam First Nation $33,500 to participate in renaming Trutch Street to the indecipherable šxʷməθkʷəy̓əmasəm Street.The city says releasing the detail could harm Indigenous interests and must be kept secret, a snapshot of reconciliation in B.C. as of 2021. #society

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