24 Apr Harper government accused of stalling on aboriginal-rights document (The Vancouver Sun)
A recent promise by the Harper government to “take steps” toward endorsing an international document that recognizes indigenous rights is being questioned by aboriginal leaders and opposition critics, who say it appears the Conservatives are “stalling.” The problem, aboriginal leaders say, is that without a specific timeline and outright endorsement of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, the benefits of the document are moot… go to article