"You're going to see a serious approach to reconciliation under prime minister O'Toole," he told a press conference Wednesday. A senior party adviser to O'Toole said the Crown relationship with Indigenous peoples is a priority for the new leader. "I question whether it is to pursue an economy of land and resource extraction ... that will only serve to further alienate Indigenous peoples to what matters most to them." UNDRIP still a concernO'Toole said he is not a fan of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), which sets international standards on how nation states deal with Indigenous peoples. O'Toole's leadership platform includes a commitment to establishing a national Indigenous procurement policy to bring Indigenous businesses into government procurement — something Gladu said can be put in place quickly.

Source: CBC News September 03, 2020 07:52 UTC