"Under the present Canadian system our dependence and our poverty are almost total. Suffering this impoverishment is even more painful when we are forced to watch the settlers who live on our land enjoy almost 100 per cent of our natural wealth and resources. Colonialism in Canada means we either live in poverty or we assimilate and disappear completely into the settler society. Colonialism in Canada is cultural genocide hidden behind the notion that Canadians are smart and civilized and Indigenous peoples are stupid and primitive.
— Arthur Manuel