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Liberals introduce motion to repeal Indian Act | CTV News

23.10.12

Liberals introduce motion to repeal Indian Act | CTV News: Last week, the Conservatives moved forward with a private members' bill that would delete several sections of the act as a start towards fully dismantling it.
Now, the Liberals have introduced their own motion calling for talks with First Nations to replace the old legislation with something better suited to current realities.
The Indian Act came into effect in 1876 and sets out the terms of the relationship between the federal Crown and First Nations.
The motion introduced by interim Liberal leader Bob Rae calls the existing legislation an embodiment of failed colonial and paternalistic policies.

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