Canadian Friends support treaty rights
Canadian Quakers support threatened Aboriginal and Treaty rights
The Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), with several partner organisations, have released an open letter exposing the Canadian Department of Justice’s quiet campaign to erode the constitutional and legal status of Aboriginal and Treaty rights in Canada.
The open letter has been signed by more than fifty legal and academic experts and highlights a concern widely shared among Canadian Friends.
Previous laws respected these rights. Now, the letter notes, ‘For the first time, a new law would include an active “derogation” provision; that is, the proposed law explicitly states that Aboriginal and Treaty rights deemed to be in conflict with the law’s stated objective will not be respected.’
Friends can real the letter and a list of endorsers at: http://bit.ly/AboriginalRights.
