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«You have to look at aboriginal issues as you would any other legal or practical risk issue,» says Isaac.
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The two were also agreed that larger national discussions need to be held around climate change, economic development and accommodation of aboriginal rights and title — and that LNG development should be seen as an opportunity to move on these issues.
She worked as Minister across nine Canadian government departments, and her service included the role of Vice Chair of the Treasury Board and chair of the cabinet committee for public safety, justice and aboriginal issues.
The Penticton retreat was a forum for delving deeper into key issues such as indigenous children in custody, criminalization of aboriginal people and their incarceration, and domestic violence.
As a threshold issue, lawyers should be aware that not all clients who are aboriginal will necessarily disclose this fact.
She said it is «time for the tide to turn» on issues such as poverty, education, basic infrastructure and «a justice system that really isn't working all that well for aboriginal communities,» as the NDP has watched as these challenges are put off for another day «time and again.»
As the chair in Indigenous Governance and academic director of the Centre for Indigenous Governance at Ryerson, she has had a huge impact on aboriginal governance issues.
As noted, many challenges revolve around environmental assessment and aboriginal rights, to which must be added the related issue of participation in the regulatory process.
Consultation Update: Emerging & Persistent Issues Using Haida Nation v British Columbia's vision of the duty to consult as existing along - side the negotiation process (aiming at a more fulsome settlement of aboriginal rights claims), this paper first provides an overview of the duty to consult and the state of the law.
Rather than further study, and citing the existence of at least 49 reports and inquiries into the issue as justification for its position, the government has funded initiatives to «reduce violence against aboriginal women and girls» over the next five years.
GERLEP not only caters to students seeking experience in the traditional environmental or resources law opportunities, such as an environmental NGO or government agency, but also appeals to students interested in corporate social responsibility, aboriginal legal issues, and other areas that touch on the environment and resources development.
The calls to action further recommend a variety of changes to the civil and criminal justice systems aimed at reducing barriers to holding the government to account for historical wrongs to aboriginal peoples, ameliorating the significant issues for aboriginal people in Canada's criminal justice system — as offenders, as accused and as victims — and for the recognition and implementation of Aboriginal justice systems.
Our services include the provision of interpretive advice, opinions and legal representation in connection with issues such as aboriginal law and litigation, Charter rights and federal and provincial jurisdictional disputes.
The Committee notes that, as the State party acknowledged, the situation of the aboriginal peoples remains «the most pressing human rights issue facing Canadians».
Throughout this issues paper, Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders are referred to as «peoples».
As it stands, we now have Aboriginals entering prisons with no prior mental health issues or drug addictions but leaving with mental health issues, drug addictions and the stigma of being in prison, no matter how small the offence.
An additional matter, however, is the issue of what it is that «Aboriginals» see as «generally unsatisfactory» about the native title system in WA.