government says it will introduce legislation to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (UNDRIP), among plans announced in Tuesday's throne speech. the first province in Canada to legislate its endorsement of the declaration. Legislation could affect land-use planning and industryThe First Nations Leadership Council, made up of people from the Assembly of First Nations, Union of B.C. Bob Chamberlin, elected chief councillor of the Kwikwasut'inuxw Haxwa'mis First Nation and vice president of the Union of B.C. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)Federal UNDRIP bill before the SenateA private member's bill introduced by New Democrat MP Romeo Saganash that is aimed at ensuring Canadian laws are in harmony with the declaration is currently before the Senate in Ottawa.

Source: CBC News February 13, 2019 23:26 UTC