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Jason Coppaway

Ratify Jay Treaty to lessen border hassles for Indigenous peoples

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured speaking in the House foyer in June, appointed a special envoy to look into Canada-U.S. border-crossing issues for First Nations in 2016. The envoy proposed that Canada ratify the Jay Treaty as one possible solution. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, pictured speaking in the House foyer in June, appointed a special envoy to look into Canada-U.S. border-crossing issues for First Nations in 2016. The envoy proposed that Canada ratify the Jay Treaty as one possible solution. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade