i kind of think the premise is off-base. while it doesn't strike me as likely that she was removed for being too conservative, the idea that the she was some kind of radical just isn't upheld by evidence. her approach to the euthanasia bill did not go anywhere near far enough (and will no doubt be struck down as unconstitutional), she's brought in unconstitutional legislation around drunk driving and she actually even has had negative things to say about the un declaration. if i was going to write an essay, it wouldn't be about how she was removed for standing up for indigenous people, but about how she seemed broadly disinterested in being the token indian, the jimmy carl black of the liberal party.

i don't know why she got shuffled. but, the shuffle seemed to be more about scott brison, who is facing a kind of serious corruption scandal around a notorious old money shipping company in his riding. the machiavellian explanation that she got axed as a deflection tactic seems too easy. but, i suspect she may have put up a resistance to something, perhaps something related to the brison investigation, and got pushed out for a good italian willing to take orders.

so, honest injun? maybe.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-indigenous-bar-association-1.4988984