e-1377 (Aboriginal affairs)
Original language of petition: French
Petition to the Government of Canada
- The year 2017 is considered the 150th anniversary of Canada;
- Aboriginal peoples shape and form a part of the population and culture of Canada;
- The regrettable history of colonization and assimilation of Aboriginal peoples, as well as the expropriation of 99.8% of their communal territory, is part of the history of Canada that is at the centre of the 2017 festivities;
- The conclusion of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s report proposes numerous measures to improve relations between Aboriginal people and non-Aboriginal people;
- Too large a majority of the programs and events organized for the 150th anniversary fail to incorporate the situation of Aboriginal peoples and merely serve to promote a patriotism based on collective non-remembrance; and
- This situation is unquestionably a social problem.
- Open for signature
- November 23, 2017, at 9:31 a.m. (EDT)
- Closed for signature
- March 23, 2018, at 9:31 a.m. (EDT)