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Date: 1981-11-24
By: unknown
Citation: TBA
Other formats: TBA (903)

11M/24D 22:33 GMT FIGA-OTTAWA

November 24, 1981

c.c. Honourable Peter Lougheed

Honourable N. S: Crawford

Honourable Dick Johnston

Honourable Dr. D. J. McCrimmon

R. W. Paisley

Dr. J. Peter Meekison

November 24,

New clause 35

Page 24

Moved by: Jim Cook

That the proposed Constitution Act, 181 contained in the motion in the name of the Minister of Justice (Government Business, Government Motion No. 56), as printed in the Order Paper of Monday, November 23, 1981, be amended

(a) by adding, immediately after line 19 on page 24 of the Order Paper, the following:

“PART II

RIGHTS OF THE ABORIGINAL PEOPLES OF CANADA

Recognition of existing aboriginal and treaty rights

35. (1) The existing aboriginal and treaty rights of the aboriginal peoples of Canada are hereby recognized and affirmed.

Definition of “aboriginal peoples of Canada”

(2) In this Act, “aboriginal peoples of Canada” includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.”

(b) by renumbering the subsequent parts and clauses accordingly.