Bill C-262, a private member’s bill tabled by NDP MP Romeo Saganash in December 2015 that received government support last year, was passed without amendment by the Senate Aboriginal peoples committee on Tuesday. I think it’s undemocratic and unfair and unbalanced.”The Conservatives unsuccessfully tried several times to adjourn the meeting. “Bill C-262 is itself modest in scope,” the statement says. “Critically, the Bill does NOT have the effect of codifying the declaration into Canadian law. Bill C-262 calls for a process by which federal laws can be reviewed in a systematic and collaborative way to ensure that Canada’s commitment to uphold the UN declaration is being met.”• Email: mforrest@postmedia.com | Twitter: MauraForrest

Source: National Post June 11, 2019 22:36 UTC