The Canadian government is arguing in court that UNDRIP is a "contextual" and "interpretive aid only"—and that neither it nor the new UNDRIP act can be used to strike down new federal laws that may violate them.
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A lawyer representing band members in the case says she was “disappointed but not surprised” to see the feds' "impoverished" interpretation of the new UNDRIP law.
“People had high hopes for Bill C-15. Those who were cynical about it would say, more or less, 'I told you so'."
“People had high hopes for Bill C-15. Those who were cynical about it would say, more or less, 'I told you so'."
"The UN Declaration can serve as an interpretive aid to Canadian," says Ottawa's legal brief. "However, neither the UN Declaration nor the UN Declaration Act can displace the Constitution or clear statutory language." 
In other words, Parliament can still pass laws that violate Aboriginal rights, UNDRIP and the federal UNDRIP act, according to these Justice Canada lawyers who want the court to accept the premise that C-15 is a only "framework" for future action.
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