The executive of the Metis Nation-Saskatchewan issued a statement earlier this month claiming the act ignores the inherent rights of Metis citizens to be consulted on constitutional change that impacts their communities.
The legislation, proposed earlier this month by Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government, looks to unilaterally amend the Constitution to reassert the province’s jurisdiction over its natural resources, but has already been opposed by the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations. That organization says the legislation ignores treaty rights.We deliver the local news you need in these turbulent times on weekdays at 3 p.m.
“This is a first step, sending a strong message to the province that this document is unconstitutional in every way,” MN–S vice-president Michelle LeClair said. All of Alberta’s treaty chiefs have spoken out strongly against the proposed act, arguing their treaties are with the Crown, not the provinces, and that it’s not up to Alberta to recast the terms of the deal.
The FSIN, following the proposal of the First Act, called the plan “a direct threat to First Nations inherent and Treaty rights” that are recognized in Section 35 of the Constitution.
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