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The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples – Conservative Senators prevented Bill C-262 being sent to Committee for review. Passage of Bill C-262 would establish a legislative framework for future governments to work collaboratively with Indigenous peoples to interpret and apply the global human rights standards set out in the 2007 UN Declaration...

“The Coalition for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples” (www.declarationcoaliton.ca) has stated: The next session of Parliament must build on this foundation by prioritizing the earliest possible adoption of government legislation that fully reflects or exceeds Bill C-262. Key elements would include: Repudiation of colonial laws, policies and doctrines. A commitment to work collaboratively with...

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, the conservatives in the Senate effectively killed “Bill C-292 – An Act to ensure that the laws of Canada are in harmony with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples” The Conservative Party in the House of Commons had previously opposed passage of UNDRIP that was nevertheless...