Aboriginal Representation in the Senate
Préambule
WHEREAS the Green Party is committed to nation to nation relations with aboriginal peoples; WHEREAS the federal government may legislate a framework for the appointment of aboriginal representatives to the Senate without amending the Constitution;
WHEREAS there has been widespread support for Aboriginal representation in the Senate for a number of years;
Dispositif
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Green Party of Canada supports the allotment of Senate seats for aboriginal representatives in a number at least proportional to the aboriginal percentage of Canada's population.
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Commentaire officiel du parti
This motion, in calling for Aboriginal representatives in the Senate, adds to the current policy regarding the federal government's nation-to-nation relationship with aboriginal peoples.
Préambule
WHEREAS the Green Party is committed to nation to nation relations with aboriginal peoples; WHEREAS the federal government may legislate a framework for the appointment of aboriginal representatives to the Senate without amending the Constitution;
WHEREAS there has been widespread support for Aboriginal representation in the Senate for a number of years;
Dispositif
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Green Party of Canada supports the allotment of Senate seats for aboriginal representatives in a number at least proportional to the aboriginal percentage of Canada's population.
Commentaire officiel du parti
This motion, in calling for Aboriginal representatives in the Senate, adds to the current policy regarding the federal government's nation-to-nation relationship with aboriginal peoples.