MCK reiterates dissatisfaction with Bill C-30

05/06/2008

Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke Grand Chief Michael Ahr�hrhon Delisle, Jr. has sent a registered letter today to Mr. Gerry St. Germain, the Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Peoples. The letter reiterates Chief and Council�s arguments against the implementation of Bill C-30, An Act to establish the Specific Claims Tribunal.

Specifically, the Chief Delisle�s letter states that the Crown has failed in its obligation to consult First Nations on the issue and that, �We must first reject wholeheartedly the process that was followed by your government in the development of Bill C-30.�

�Based on and in addition to the arguments presented on why Bill C-30�s contents are flawed and our view that a Nation-to-Nation relationship must exist in order to successfully resolve Specific Claims, the Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke relies on the government to withdraw Bill C-30 and engage in a meaningful consultation process on the issue,� the letter continues.

The letter concludes with an invitation to meet with Chief and Council to discuss Kahnaw�:ke�s concerns and to give the matter �the significance it deserves.�