19th General Meeting

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

Sponsors: Colin Creasey, John Willson, Kyle Hutton, Sarah Gabrielle Baron, Evelyn Tanaka, James M Ker, Robert Gibson , Gabriel Blanc, Constantine Kritsonis, Dyanoosh Youssefi, Jennifer Purdy, Phillip Blaney, Derek Thompson, Miranda Woodland, Natalie Odd, Michael Obrecht, Tyler Beaulac, Jonathan Pedneault, Kathryn Noddin, Andy Shadrack, Jeff Desjardins, Paul Conry, Mr. Chris Aikman, Stephen Warwick, Kerry Campbell, Gerry Rekmans, Bill Henry, Jesse Stuart, Johan Hamels, Kerry Mewhort, Maria Rodriguez, jason baines, Stacy Neilson, Kim N I Bell, Tom Cullen, Evan Bonnar, John Weston, Marianna Padolsky, Mary Card, Margaret Rogers, Mr. John Grogan, Anne Lavender, Charles Eyton-Jones, Heather Ramsay, Milly Ristvedt, Bruce Livingstone, Dora Stroud, Garry Hunter, Susan O'Donnell, Corrina Serda, Nira Dookeran, Richard Demontigny, Matt Penney

Note from staff: This proposal is for consideration at the 19th Annual General Meeting. A second copy, with additional background information, is available in the Workshop to allow you to collaborate on amendments. You can access the workshop version here, which the submitter can still edit.