Canada: First Nations Pay Steep Price For Rights Abuses In Canada

Canada: First Nations Pay Steep Price For Rights Abuses In Canada “If Stephen Harper wants to talk about human rights abuses, he didn’t have to go all the way to China,” says Grand Council Chief Patrick Madahbee, noting that First Nations in Canada pay a steep price for the Conservative government ignoring their rights. “Treaty rights protect human rights, and his government doesn’t want to pay any attention to them,” said Madahbee, speaking on behalf of the 39 member communities of the...

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