By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com For the Nisga\u2019a Nation, holding Canada to its treaty promises can mean spending time and money that could otherwise support programs and services for its citizens. Modern treaty leaders say an independent federal watchdog could help change that. Bill C-10, the proposed Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act, passed third reading in the House of Commons Sept. 21 and received first reading in the Senate Sept. 28. The bill is awaiting second reading in the Senate. It requires Senate approval and Royal Assent before a commissioner\u2019s office can be established. In a Sept. 23 release from the Land Claims Agreements Coalition (LCAC), Nisga\u2019a Nation President and LCAC co-chair Eva Clayton said \u201cThe Commissioner will bring much needed oversight to the implementation of… <\/p>\n
By Aaron Walker, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com For the Nisga\u2019a Nation, holding Canada to its treaty promises can mean spending time and money that could otherwise support programs and services for its citizens. Modern treaty leaders say an independent federal watchdog could help change that. Bill C-10, the proposed Commissioner for Modern Treaty Implementation Act, passed third reading in the House of Commons Sept. 21 and received first reading in the Senate Sept. 28. The bill is awaiting second reading in the Senate. It requires Senate approval and Royal Assent before a commissioner\u2019s office can be established. In a Sept. 23 release from the Land Claims Agreements Coalition (LCAC), Nisga\u2019a Nation President and LCAC co-chair Eva Clayton said \u201cThe Commissioner will bring much needed oversight to the implementation of... <\/p>\n