Bill C-9 — First Nations' Elections Act March 21, 2014 While the CBA finds the goals of the First Nations’ Elections Act (Bill C-9) laudable, it must not interfere with First Nations’ constitutional right to determine their own systems of internal government. We suggest amendments to the Bill.
Additions to Reserve and Reserve Creation Policy October 24, 2013 Submission to Aboriginal Affairs and Norther Development Canada
Bill S-8 — Safe Drinking Water for First Nations Act May 24, 2013 Letter to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee
Bill C-428 — Indian Act Amendment and Replacement Act April 17, 2013 Submission to Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee
Indigenous Legal Traditions February 16, 2013 WHEREAS the interface of European common and civil law with Aboriginal peoples and Indigenous laws dates back hundreds of years
Bill C-27 — First Nations Financial Transparency Act February 13, 2013 Letter to Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) — Legal Aid Review December 21, 2012 Letter to Minister of Justice
Violence against Aboriginal Women October 18, 2012 The Canadian Bar Association (CBA Section) requests that the Department of Justice Canada work with Aboriginal communities to plan a national inquiry that will help break inter generational cycles of violence that are so destructive to Aboriginal women.