Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  The Barreau is of the view that the declaration, and declarations in general, have legal implications and interpretive value. Consider the Supreme Court of Canada's decision in Baker v. Canada. The court indicated that declarations have interpretive value in the context of Canadi

Indigenous and Northern Affairs committee  Given that the passage of Bill C-262 is but the first legislative step towards implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we will not comment on each of the articles in the declaration. We do, however, wish to provide some practical advice on administer