Indigenous human rights are not second-class rights

The health and well-being of our communities depends on the success of this work which would usher in a new era in Canada as well as a gold standard internationally for the implementation of Indigenous Peoples’ rights.

Without concerted leadership and ambition by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on the Hill recently, and central agencies within the federal system, the UN Declaration Act risks becoming little more than symbolic legislation, writes Natan Obed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NATAN OBED

December 6, 2023

Canada remains the first and only state to adopt national legislation to implement the rights affirmed by the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, without concerted leadership and ambition by the prime minister and central agencies within th...

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