By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
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By: Staff Writer
Canada’s aboriginal people scored a major victory Friday when Prime Minister Stephen Harper agreed to make treaty rights and other grievances a top-level priority that would receive what the prime minister called “enhanced oversight” by his office.
It doesn’t mean that any of the numerous outstanding grievances will be resolved immediately, and the government refused to back down on some key stumbling blocks, including the recently passed omnibus bill that some aboriginals claim tramples on their rights.
But native concerns now have the highest profile since the constitutional debates under former prime ministers Pierre Trudeau and Brian Mulroney. As a result of Friday’s meeting, they’ve been elevated from a departmental responsibility to one of major national importance.
Read more: http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/editorials/native-agenda-rises-186908861.html
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