‘Better to stay in the frying pan and work within it than jump into the fire, I say.’ Letters to the editor for July 17

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Open this photo in gallery: Demonstrators protest the federal government’s Bill C-5 on Parliament Hill, on June 17.Blair Gable/Reuters Keep it respectful Re “Instead of scrapping Indigenous consultations, let’s make them better” (Opinion, July 14): As a clinical psychologist, I read this piece on Indigenous consultation with interest – but also noted the many reader comments expressing fatigue, resentment and even contempt for the process. These aren’t just political reactions. Psychologically, they resemble defensive responses we often see when long-standing power dynamics shift and uncomfortable truths become harder to ignore. Many still misunderstand treaties as historic favours. They are, in...