It’s time to reconcile indigenous rights and democracy in Canada
If Canada intends to work in partnership with indigenous peoples to 'aspire' in good faith to the rights in the UN declaration, then the endorsement can signal real change. But if it's business as usual, then democracy falls short.
OTTAWA—The federal government's formal endorsement of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Nov. 12 came as a welcome surprise, even though seven months earlier, the government announced its intention to endorse it in the Speech from the Throne.
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