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Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

The decision to pursue including a chapter on Indigenous rights was the brainchild of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, who is a member of the NAFTA Council advising Ms. Freeland.

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August 14, 2017

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Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

The decision to pursue including a chapter on Indigenous rights was the brainchild of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, who is a member of the NAFTA Council advising Ms. Freeland.

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Freeland calls for 23-year-old NAFTA to be ‘more progressive’ on gender, Indigenous rights

The decision to pursue including a chapter on Indigenous rights was the brainchild of Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde, who is a member of the NAFTA Council advising Ms. Freeland.

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