Chief
Bruce Shisheesh, left, Minister of Indigenous Affairs Carolyn Bennett,
centre, and Federal NDP MPP Charlie Angus, right, meet in the northern
Ontario First Nations reserve of Attawapiskat, Ont., in an April 16,
2016, file photo. Two cabinet ministers will speak at the United Nations
in New York City today about the government's approach to indigenous
affairs, but grave conditions on a northern Ontario reserve have
prompted the NDP's indigenous affairs critic to cancel his attendance as
part of the Canadian delegation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Indigenous
Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said Monday that Canada will be
changing its position on the declaration, removing its status as a
permanent objector and becoming a full supporter of the document. Keep Reading
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