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Date: 1983-02-28
By: Minister of Justice
Citation: Federal-Provincial Meeting of Ministers on Aboriginal Constitutional Matters, News Release on Proposed Joint Agenda for First Ministers’ Conference, March 15-16, 1983, Doc 830-126/021 (Ottawa: 28 February-1 March 1983).
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DOCUMENT: 830-126/021

FEDERAL-PROVINCIAL MEETING OF MINISTERS ON
ABORIGINAL CONSTITUTIONAL MATTERS

News Release on Proposed Joint Agenda for
First Ministers’ Conference, March 15-16, 1983

Federal

Ottawa, Ontario
February 28 &
March 1st, 1983

Ministre de la Justice et
procureur général du Canada

Minister of Justice and
Attorney General of Canada

Communiqué News Release

The Honourable Mark MacGuigan, Chairman of the Ministerial
Consultations for the First Ministers’ Conference obtained
at the end of today’s sessions unanimous agreement to the
following agenda jointly proposed by the Assembly of First
Nations, the Native Council of Canada and the Inuit
Committee on National Issues to be recommended to First
Ministers for their March 15-16, 1983 Conference

1. Charter of Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples (expanded
Part II)

– Preamble
– Removal of “existing”, and expansion of
section 35 to include recognition of modern
treaties, treaties signed outside Canada and
before Confederation, and specific mention of
“aboriginal title” including the rights of
aboriginal peoples of Canada to a land base
– Statement of the particular rights of aboriginal
peoples
– Statement of Principles
– Equality
– Enforcement
– Interpretation

2. Amending formula revisions, including:

– Amendments on aboriginal matters not to be
subject to provincial opting out (section 42)
– Consent clause

3. Self-Government

4. Repeal of section 42()(e) and (f)

5. Amendments to Part III, including:

Resourcing of Aboriginal
Governments

– Equalization )
– Cost-sharing )
– Service Delivery)

6. Ongoing Process, including further FMC’s and the
entrenchment of necessary mechanisms to implement
rights.