By Ryan Young
Mar 8, 2021 5:55 PM
The official opposition is calling on the provincial government to include Indigenous people in meaningful consultation on the Provincial Capital Commission’s new bylaws.
The bylaws are in the process of being redeveloped after a decision from the Court of Queen’s Bench last summer that ruled the bylaws as unconstitutional and that they should be rewritten to account for “Indigenous spiritual ceremony and political expression.”
Betty Nippi-Albright, NDP critic for Truth and Reconciliation, First Nations and Métis relations, made an official call on Monday morning on the west lawn across from the Legislative Building. She spoke about her concern with the lack of consultation after the same bylaws were used or were attempted to be used to remove Indigenous-led ceremonies and demonstrations.