Canada has stated that it will engage with Indigenous groups on how to implement the principles of the declaration and that this work will include the provinces and territories. It is expected that the Government of the Northwest Territories and Canada, along with other jurisdictions, will engage in a clearer understanding of the meaning and implications of Canada's recent full endorsement of United Nations Declaration of Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and this will require further dollars as it stands now. However, Canada appears to be saying that they fully endorse the U.N. Declaration, but applied in Canada our constitutional framework already allows for the implementation of the principle of free, prior and informed consent. Unlike the previous government they have left unstated that this also means that our constitutional framework does not guarantee a veto. Consequently, much more work will be required with the federal government so that we understand fully the legal background that they use for making their statements at the United Nations.
Bob McLeod on Question 241-18(2): Adherence To The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Aboriginal Peoples
In the Legislative Assembly on June 16th, 2016. See this statement in context.
Question 241-18(2): Adherence To The United Nations Declaration On The Rights Of Aboriginal Peoples
Oral Questions
June 15th, 2016
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