OTTAWA, Ont.-For too long, Indigenous Peoples in Canada have had to prove their rights exist and fight to have them recognized and fully implemented. To truly renew the relationship between Canada and Indigenous people, the Government of Canada must make the recognition and implementation of rights the basis for all relations between Indigenous peoples and the federal government.
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced in February that the Government of Canada will develop-in full partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis people-a Recognition and Implementation of Rights Framework....