E-1 Emergency resolution on NunatuKavut Community
Submitted by: Labrador
WHEREAS the NDP has consistently called on the Government of Canada to live up to its responsibilities towards all First Nations, Métis, and Inuit, and to make treaties, as well as the settlement and implementation of comprehensive land claims a priority;
WHEREAS, this Conservative government has not respected its obligations under Section 35 of the Constitution to consult Aboriginal peoples when contemplating actions that may negatively impact on their rights, but instead has chosen to use a confrontational approach; and
WHEREAS this disrespectful approach of the Conservatives extends to their refusal to even negotiate in good faith the outstanding land claims in Labrador, which has led members of the NunatuKavut Community to resort to hunger strikes and civil disobedience, just to be heard;
BE IT RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party condemns the Conservative government’s confrontational approach, and demands that it immediately begin good faith negotiations with NunatuKavut Community Council on their comprehensive land claims; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT the New Democratic Party reaffirms its commitment to a nation-to-nation dialogue with all Aboriginal peoples, be they First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Motion passed.