Julie Vignola on United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act

In the House of Commons on May 14th, 2021. See this statement in context.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ActGovernment Orders

May 14th, 2021 / 1:15 p.m.

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Julie Vignola Bloc Beauport—Limoilou, QC

Madam Speaker, section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, protects the aboriginal and treaty rights of first nations peoples, and here we are with another piece of legislation.

How do we know they will really be protected? How do we know this is not just for show, like the Constitution Act, 1982?

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