Mr. Stefan Matiation at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On March 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.

March 1st, 2018 / 4:05 p.m.

Acting Director General and Senior General Counsel, Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio, Department of Justice

The UN declaration is the declaration of the United Nations, and its role in Canadian law is to serve as an interpretive tool that courts can use in interpreting legislation and in interpreting Canadian law.

Bill C-262, in section 3, refers to the application of the UN declaration in Canadian law. That's consistent with the way courts can draw on international instruments, like the UN declaration, today as interpretative sources of guidance.

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