OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s failure to extend its Court Challenges Program to pay for Indigenous cases involving treaty rights doesn’t make sense at a time when reconciliation is supposed to be a priority, legal experts say. They say the government should expand the program to include funding for cases under Section 35 of the Constitution, which deals with Aboriginal and treaty rights. “We have a government that is supposedly supportive of Aboriginal rights. In February, Joly and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould announced the reinstatement of a modernized Court Challenges Program. “It is like searching for a needle in a haystack for First Nations to get funding from this program,” she said.

Source: National Post November 08, 2017 19:30 UTC