Vancouver lawyer Breen Ouellette makes a case that Canada’s constitution is legislated apartheid – Straight
July 17th, 2021
The former NDP candidate is hoping to win his party’s nomination again in Vancouver Centre
A Métis lawyer seeking a federal NDP nomination in Vancouver Centre says that Canada’s constitution is profoundly racist against Indigenous people.
In an interview with the Georgia Straight, Breen Ouellette described section 91(24) of the British North America Act as “legislated apartheid”.
Section 91(24) granted the federal government authority over “Indians, and Lands reserved for the Indians”.
“There are multiple remedies and I am currently investigating them,” Ouellette said. “And I may be issuing my own letter within the coming month or two.”
