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Canada's Legislation Respecting the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
  • This is the Government of Canada's news release on their legislation that respects the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
  • After rejecting the initial UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in 2007, the Government of Canada endorsed the Declaration in 2016.
  • In 2020, Bill C-15 was proposed to show Canada's commitment to the effective implementation of the Declaration.
  • This release discusses the history of proposing this bill, the purpose of the bill, and what the bill would do if passed by Parliament.
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Canada. Department of Justice Canada. Government of Canada introduces legislation respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. [Ottawa, Ontario]: 2020. https://www.canada.ca/en/department-justice/news/2020/12/government-of-canada-introduces-legislation-respecting-the-united-nations-declaration-on-the-rights-of-indigenous-peoples.html

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