Ratify Jay Treaty to lessen border hassles for Indigenous peoples

While the U.S. allows Indigenous peoples from Canada to freely cross south, Canada doesn’t do the same for those from the U.S. crossing north. This has caused unnecessary delays and problems at the border.

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured speaking in the House foyer in June, appointed a special envoy to look into Canada-U.S. border-crossing issues for First Nations in 2016. The envoy proposed that Canada ratify the Jay Treaty as one possible solution. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ABELARDO GóMEZ, MICHAEL O’SHEA, JASON COPPAWAY

September 24, 2018

On Aug. 18, 1795, George Washington signed the Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation with Britain—also known as the Jay Treaty. Named for the chief justice of the United States Supreme Cou...

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