Pants firmly on.
Trudeau promises new legal framework for Indigenous people
'We need to get to a place where Indigenous peoples in Canada are in control of their own destiny,' PM says
John Paul Tasker - CBC News
21 Minutes Ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines plan in House of Commons for the recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights 0:00
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a fundamental rethink of how the federal government recognizes Indigenous rights and title, vowing to work with Indigenous partners to develop a new legal framework to better foster a spirit of self governance.
In a 15-minute speech in the House of Commons — an address short on concrete details — Trudeau said he wants to give new life to Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Trudeau said governments have ignored these rights entirely for too long, leaving it to the courts to define them.
"Instead of outright recognizing and affirming Indigenous rights, as we promised we would, Indigenous Peoples were forced to prove, time and time again, through costly and drawn-out court challenges, that their rights existed, must be recognized and implemented," Trudeau said.
Generally, Aboriginal rights have been interpreted to include a range of cultural, social, political and economic rights, including the right to land, to fish, to hunt, to practice one's own culture and to establish treaties.
Trudeau promises new legal framework for Indigenous people
Trudeau promises new legal framework for Indigenous people
'We need to get to a place where Indigenous peoples in Canada are in control of their own destiny,' PM says
John Paul Tasker - CBC News
21 Minutes Ago
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau outlines plan in House of Commons for the recognition and implementation of Indigenous rights 0:00
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a fundamental rethink of how the federal government recognizes Indigenous rights and title, vowing to work with Indigenous partners to develop a new legal framework to better foster a spirit of self governance.
In a 15-minute speech in the House of Commons — an address short on concrete details — Trudeau said he wants to give new life to Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, which recognizes and affirms Aboriginal and treaty rights.
Trudeau said governments have ignored these rights entirely for too long, leaving it to the courts to define them.
"Instead of outright recognizing and affirming Indigenous rights, as we promised we would, Indigenous Peoples were forced to prove, time and time again, through costly and drawn-out court challenges, that their rights existed, must be recognized and implemented," Trudeau said.
Generally, Aboriginal rights have been interpreted to include a range of cultural, social, political and economic rights, including the right to land, to fish, to hunt, to practice one's own culture and to establish treaties.
Trudeau promises new legal framework for Indigenous people
