Aboriginals face different issues in federal vote – Tillsonburg News

August 25, 2015

As usual, the federal election issues in Indian Country are different from those in mainstream Canada.

The Harper government’s priorities of income splitting and fear of terrorists don’t mean a whole lot on First Nations. However, the anti-terrorism Bill C-51 strikes fear in many First Nations people because it holds the potential to be used against us should we stand up for our rights.

First Nations occupy a special place in Confederation because of treaties and aboriginal rights, and their protected status in the Constitution. First Nations are the only group in Canada to whom the federal government has a specific obligation. The British North America Act states the government is responsible for “Indians and lands reserved for Indians.”

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