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M-386 First Nations

41st Parliament, 1st Session

Motion Text

That, in the opinion of the House, the Indian Act is the embodiment of failed colonial and paternalistic policies which have denied First Nations their rights, fair share in resources; fostered mistrust and created systemic barriers to the self-determination and success of First Nations, and that elimination of these barriers requires the government to initiate a formal process of direct engagement with First Nations within three months of passage of this motion, on a nation-to-nation basis, which focuses on replacing the Indian Act with new agreements based on: (a) the constitutional, treaty, and inherent rights of all First Nations; (b) the historical and fiduciary responsibilities of the Crown to First Nations; (c) the standards established in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the principle of free, prior, and informed consent; (d) respect, recognition, reconciliation and support for First Nations; (e) partnership and mutual accountability between the Crown and First Nations; and (f) stability and safety of First Nations; and that this process be completed within two years before reporting with a series of concrete deliverables for the government to act upon.


Latest Activity

Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Decision Made - Negatived

History

Thursday, May 31, 2012
Placed on Notice
Monday, June 4, 2012
Placed in the Order of Precedence
Monday, October 22, 2012
Debated
Friday, November 30, 2012
Debated
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Decision Made - Negatived