A framework for reconciliation – CBA National Magazine

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A framework for reconciliation – CBA National Magazine

by ahnationtalk on May 10, 2021130 Views

10 May 2021

The CBA’s Aboriginal Law Section urges Parliament to pass Bill C-15 and achieve the objectives of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The introduction of Bill C-15, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, in the House of Commons on December 3, 2020, was a high point in a decades-old campaign to protect the individual and collective rights of Indigenous peoples. But it’s not the end of the road.

First, the bill needs to become law, which the Canadian Bar Association’s Aboriginal Law Section urges Parliament to do quickly. “Once passed, it will require the Government of Canada, in consultation and with the cooperation of Indigenous peoples, to take all measures necessary to ensure the laws of Canada are consistent with the Declaration.”