David Anber
Candidat du PPC dans votre districtA People’s Party government will:
• Ensure all interactions with Indigenous and Inuit communities are grounded in our four founding principles of: respect; freedom; fairness; and responsibility.
• Explore options to replace the paternalistic Indian Act, which keeps Indigenous and Inuit peoples in a state of dependency, and allows the federal government to control most aspects of their lives, with a new legal framework that guarantees equal rights and responsibilities and promotes the self-reliance of communities.
• Respect our Constitutions and treaties by reaffirming the federal government’s power to approve natural resources and infrastructure projects, after adequate consultations with affected Indigenous and Inuit groups, and in partnership with them to ensure they may benefit from these economic opportunities.
• Explore further avenues to promote the establishment of individual property rights on reserves so as to empower its residents, and give them increased control over their lives.
• Ensure that Indigenous and Inuit communities take more ownership of the services they receive in partnership with Ottawa and other levels of government.
• Review federal spending to ensure that programs are better targeted to benefit the Indigenous and Inuit populations – in particular the communities that have the greatest needs.