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Canada Says It Will Support UN Indigenous Rights Declaration
Source: Associated Press
Canada Says It Will Support UN Indigenous Rights Declaration
By EDITH M. LEDERER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED NATIONS — May 9, 2016, 6:35 PM ET
Canada said Monday it will support a U.N. declaration protecting the rights of more than 370 million native peoples worldwide, ending more than eight years of opposition to the historic document that affirms their equality.
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett told a U.N. news conference that Canada will officially remove its "permanent objector status" on Tuesday and become a full supporter of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
"It means a great deal in Canada but it means a great deal, I think, around the world that Canada is no longer a persistent objector, that we are fully adopting this and working to implement it within the laws of Canada," she said.
Canada, which has 1.4 million indigenous peoples, is the last of the four countries that opposed the declaration when it was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2007 to sign on to it. All four argued it was incompatible with their existing laws, even though Canada helped draft it.
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By EDITH M. LEDERER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
UNITED NATIONS — May 9, 2016, 6:35 PM ET
Canada said Monday it will support a U.N. declaration protecting the rights of more than 370 million native peoples worldwide, ending more than eight years of opposition to the historic document that affirms their equality.
Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett told a U.N. news conference that Canada will officially remove its "permanent objector status" on Tuesday and become a full supporter of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
"It means a great deal in Canada but it means a great deal, I think, around the world that Canada is no longer a persistent objector, that we are fully adopting this and working to implement it within the laws of Canada," she said.
Canada, which has 1.4 million indigenous peoples, is the last of the four countries that opposed the declaration when it was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 2007 to sign on to it. All four argued it was incompatible with their existing laws, even though Canada helped draft it.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/canada-support-indigenous-rights-declaration-38992077
