The backlash against the Trudeau government’s proposed Métis self-government legislation is “largely based on misconceptions,” the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations said on Thursday, as he appeared unmoved by a recent call for the bill's withdrawal.
OTTAWA - Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show.
OTTAWA Federal officials worried long-promised legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service was being delayed by Assembly of First Nations hesitations about the bill, newly released internal documents show.
The documents show officials were concerned things were not moving fast enough for the government to meet its promise to table a bill before Parliament's summer recess.