- Whereas; the Doctrine of Discovery is invalid, racist, and oppressive, and
- Whereas, the GPC has called for the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery because it impacts on
- Indigenous sovereignty and disallows for the free and full expression of sovereign Indigenous
- rights, and
- Whereas, the GPC through numerous policies has expressed support for Indigenous rights, title and
- sovereignty,
- Therefore Be It Resolved that the GPC will publicly issue a national statement that the GPC offers
- itself as a public champion and ally to Indigenous people.
-Submitter: Lorraine Rekmans
- Whereas; the Doctrine of Discovery is invalid, racist, and oppressive, and
- Whereas, the GPC has called for the repudiation of the Doctrine of Discovery because it impacts on
- Indigenous sovereignty and disallows for the free and full expression of sovereign Indigenous
- rights, and
- Whereas, the GPC through numerous policies has expressed support for Indigenous rights, title and
- sovereignty,
- Therefore Be It Resolved that the GPC will publicly issue a national statement that the GPC offers
- itself as a public champion and ally to Indigenous people.
- +Submitter: Lorraine Rekmans
- +
- +Note from staff: This proposal has been posted for your consideration at the 2023 Annual General
- +Meeting. The content of this proposal is fixed, however a draft version has also been posted in the
- +Workshop to allow you to collaborate with the submitter on possible amendments. You can access the
- +workshop version of this proposal here ( /processes/create-proposals/f/457/proposals/4134 ), which
- +the submitter is still able to edit.
- +