SocraticGadfly: Canada slammed on indigenous rights

May 02, 2008

Canada slammed on indigenous rights

Canada, which joined the toxic U.S., plus Australia and New Zealand, which have their own bad histories with aboriginals, in refusing to sign a non-binding U.N. convention on aboriginal rights, is now getting a public relations black eye. Ottawa, which opposed the resolution on grounds it provided excessive property and legal powers, says it can rehabilitate its reputation.

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