Passing Métis government recognition bill a firm step towards reconciliation

The passage of Bill C-53 will be the reconciliation the Supreme Court told Canada to undertake with the Métis on Sept. 19, 2003.

In his new portfolio, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree will have to continue shepherding Bill C-53 through Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MARGARET FROH

September 19, 2023

This week marks the 20th anniversary of the landmark Métis rights victory at the Supreme Court of Canada in R. v. Powley. The decision ushered in a new era of Métis rights recognition. As Parliament returns this week, Métis self-government legislatio...

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