Indigenous parliament could give stronger voice to Indigenous peoples

Would a Sāmi model work better in Canada? If the model had constitutional authority, then yes. Ottawa eats up advisory bodies like beavertails and all that’s left is the crumbs of good intent messing up the floor.
The Sāmi parliament in Karasjok, Norway, hosts representatives elected by the Sāmi people to deal with issues of common concern.
OTTAWA—COVID-19 has shined a spotlight on the cracks in Canada’s social nets, and the fact that they don’t serve Canadians with equity. We now have opportunity to review the structures and policies of Canada and fix some things that aren’t working in the ways we expected. Rip the box open, s...

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