We are heartened by the increased authorities specifically given to the Action Plan Committee, and overall, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Implementation Act (Bill 85) is in keeping with the change that Canada’s Indigenous Peoples have been asking for in the implementation of this important international instrument.
While we see the great improvements between the extant United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) implementation legislation in Canada, we believe that the GNWT is in an excellent position to make its UNDRIP implementation legislation a leader that other forward-looking jurisdictions will model their legislation after.
Our recommendations are in keeping with previous recommendations we have made.