Because We Need More Protection for White Rights

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The rights of non-native Canadians would have been threatened had the government not opposed an indigenous rights declaration that the United Nations overwhelmingly approved yesterday, Indian Affairs Minister Chuck Strahl said.

The Universal Declaration of Indigenous Peoples' Rights is inconsistent with Canadian legal tradition, and signing on to it would have given native groups an unfair advantage, the minister said.

— Montreal Gazette (A CanWest Global paper)

Apparently we're one of only four countries to vote no. Canada, US, Australia, New Zealand.

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[sinboy.livejournal.com]

signing on to it would have given native groups an unfair advantage

Naaaahhh. It'd take gutting Parliament and installing a mostly indigenous representation to do that. Right now, it would give them *an* advantage.

But I guess giving any advantage that non-natives can't grind into dust is impossible. Feh.