Winnipeg Centre Member of Parliament Leah Gazan has filed a submission with the UN's special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous Peoples over what she calls a failure by both the provincial and federal governments.
Gazan first told the UN rapporteur about the issue back in February, and sent another report on July 19. The rapporteur's role is to monitor and raise awareness about Canadian Indigenous human rights issues around the world. "The fact that the province of Manitoba has refused to the landfill, I'm hoping that they'll change their position," she added.
Gazan wants the federal government to intervene, saying it has international human rights obligations it must uphold.
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