MP Saganash pushes Liberals to support his indigenous rights bill, says no need for more consultation

‘My private member’s bill doesn’t contradict in any way what they’re trying to do,’ says the NDP MP of the government's UN declaration adoption. ‘Why consult to consult again?’

NDP MP Romeo Saganash says his private member's bill ensures the UN indigenous rights declaration is adopted legislatively, rather than just through policies and programs.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHRISTOPHER GULY

May 11, 2016

NDP Member of Parliament Romeo Saganash hoped that when Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould went to the United Nations earlier this week to announce Canada’s plan to implement the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples that...

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