PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS:
WE, the undersigned citizens of Canada, draw the attention of the Government of Canada to the following:
THAT whereas the Indian Act and Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act, (1867) have divided Canadians by race and heritage; have perpetuated the unequal treatment of Canadian Indians, providing the legal framework for segregation via the reserve system; have prevented reserve Indians from equal provincial educational access; have prevented reserve Indians from having the full legal, economic and property rights and opportunities of other Canadian citizens;
AND whereas the inclusion of Sections 35 and 25 in the Constitution Act (1982) have divided Canadians by race and heritage; have disrupted legal commercial and exploration activities; have introduced legal uncertainty into property ownership; have left some Canadians without proper police protection, as in Caledonia, Ont.; and have left most Canadians with diminished rights with every expansion of 'indigenous rights' based on Section 35;
AND whereas the inclusion of "with particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal offenders" in Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46) has resulted in a two- tiered system of justice, wherein Canadians receive different legal outcomes, depending on their race/ethnic heritage;
AND whereas the United Nations "Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" contains provisions that are fundamentally incompatible with Canada's constitutional framework;
THEREFORE, your Petitioners call upon the Government of Canada to take the following actions:
THE passage of the repeal of the Indian Act;
THE passage of the removal of "with particular attention to the circumstances of aboriginal
offenders" in Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-46);
THE removal of Canada's signature from the United Nations "Declaration on the Rights of
Indigenous Peoples";
THE calling of a Constitutional conference, pursuant to Section 35.1 of the Constitution Amendment Proclamation (1983), leading to the repeal of Sections 35 and 25 of the Constitution Act (1982), and Section 91(24) of the Constitution Act (1867);
THE active encouragement of the provincial legislatures to do the same, or via provincial referenda; and the calling of a federal/provincial Constitutional conference to finalize these changes desired by the people of Canada, including setting a date for the final termination of Treaty and land claims submissions.
Petition to END RACE BASED LAW Signed by the citizens of Canada
Name & Address (city, province, postal code)
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