OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it’s a “travesty for democracy” that “unelected” senators are holding up legislation related to Indigenous people’s rights and victims of sexual assault from passing. Watch: Carolyn Bennett blames ‘partisan delay tactics’ for UNDRIP bill holdupThe bill received some pushback from Conservative senators concerned it will give Indigenous communities a “veto” over proposed resource development projects. Party Leader Justin Trudeau kicked Liberal senators out of his caucus prior to becoming prime minister. The extended hours conflicted with a scheduled meeting of the Senate’s aboriginal committee to study Saganash’s bill. The Conservative senators’ argument has a blind spot, she said last week, referencing federal legislation long used to limit and deny First Nations rights.

Source: Huffington Post June 14, 2019 15:44 UTC