Parliament has undertaken a study to examine land restitution to Indigenous peoples, and so far MPs have been incurious
The problem is not the committee’s study itself, but the way the committee is going about the study. Parliamentary committees are supposed to be better than courts for this kind of work because they can sample a much broader range of voices than a judge, who is restricted to hearing the parties — but this particular committee is only talking to one side. This study has been even more narrow than what we’d see before a court dispute over a land claim.
Some refer to land as having been confiscated in the past and or to “improper” treaty-making. Some witnesses seemed to imply that Canada’s claim over the land was weakened because it is based on the now-void “doctrine of discovery” .
Pointed questions about the degree of land restitution desired by the witnesses aren’t being asked, either. How much land needs to be given away to satisfy everyone? How many jurisdictional powers are being asked for? Is true sovereignty the goal? Is Canadian sovereignty legitimate? Is it just Crown lands that are wanted, or are private lands sought, too? These are questions that should be asked to those testifying at committee — and no one is asking them.
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