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Leah Gazan NDP
“An international tribunal found that Canada's policies against Indigenous peoples amount to genocide, including taking their lands and resources without consent. I want to know if the government will start respecting Indigenous rights and following its constitutional duties.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal concluded that Canada’s ongoing policies amount to genocide, pointing specifically to the government’s seized value of indigenous lands, territories and resources. The tribunal noted that part of the issue is related to the failure of the government to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples. Will the government begin to uphold its constitutional obligations and uphold section 35(3) rights? Will it take this finding very seriously and respect the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples, or is it going to continue building a pipeline to the court?”
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Mr. Speaker, the Permanent Peoples’ Tribunal concluded that Canada’s ongoing policies amount to genocide, pointing specifically to the government’s seized value of indigenous lands, territories and resources. The tribunal noted that part of the issue is related to the failure of the government to obtain the free, prior and informed consent of indigenous peoples. Will the government begin to uphold its constitutional obligations and uphold section 35(3) rights? Will it take this finding very seriously and respect the right to self-determination of indigenous peoples, or is it going to continue building a pipeline to the court?