Don’t expect Bill C-15 to be perfect, just better

By not being clear, Bill C-15 promotes litigation over negotiation and potentially impacts other governments’ paths to reconciliation.

Justice Minister David Lametti introduced is Bill C-15 to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on Dec. 3. However, the bill is unclear, including on its impact on provincial, territorial, and municipal laws, writes Sandy Carpenter.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SANDY CARPENTER

December 23, 2020

I’m finding there just aren’t that many perfect solutions to problems as I’d like there to be. One example is Bill C-15, the federal government’s response to its latest promise to implement the

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