UNDRIP
This weekend the Globe and Mail reported that several provincial governments want more time to examine the legislation that would apply the principles of UNDRIP (the UN Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples). With this bill in place UNDRIP principles would interpret existing laws while helping to shape any future law making. The legislation is built on NDP MP Romeo Sagansh’s private members bill that passed third reading then died when the 2019 election was called.
The list of detractors, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta etc. reads like a list of Conservative Provincial governments in Canada. They want more time for discussions with their “ industry stakeholders and Indigenous communities.” Notice how they put “industry stakeholders” before “Indigenous Peoples”? Of course PC governments want more time to figure out how to prevent a bill that might endanger their unfettered access to natural resources on treaty lands. Their “industry partners” might actually have to pay mineral and other rights to the legal owners of the land they are exploiting.
The Ontario NDP is “committed to true and meaningful reconciliation, which demands a lot more than symbolic gestures on behalf of governments. It demands good faith — and it demands action. As we transition to a net-zero economy, our actions must be informed by traditional Indigenous knowledge, respect our solemn treaty responsibilities and be rooted in true government-to-government relationships. Our actions must also be consistent with the UNDRIP , the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”
The list of detractors, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta etc. reads like a list of Conservative Provincial governments in Canada. They want more time for discussions with their “ industry stakeholders and Indigenous communities.” Notice how they put “industry stakeholders” before “Indigenous Peoples”? Of course PC governments want more time to figure out how to prevent a bill that might endanger their unfettered access to natural resources on treaty lands. Their “industry partners” might actually have to pay mineral and other rights to the legal owners of the land they are exploiting.
The Ontario NDP is “committed to true and meaningful reconciliation, which demands a lot more than symbolic gestures on behalf of governments. It demands good faith — and it demands action. As we transition to a net-zero economy, our actions must be informed by traditional Indigenous knowledge, respect our solemn treaty responsibilities and be rooted in true government-to-government relationships. Our actions must also be consistent with the UNDRIP , the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the recommendations from the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls.”
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