“UNDRIP overrides the Canadian Constitution.”
Fraser Institute, Fraser Institute
Policy Article · Jan 2026
DRIPA's Section 1(3) explicitly states: 'Nothing in this Act abrogates or derogates from the rights recognized and affirmed by section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982.' DRIPA does not create new constitutional rights. UNDRIP Article 46 states nothing in the Declaration may impair 'the territorial integrity or political unity' of sovereign states.
Province of British Columbia · 2019-11-28[S.B.C. 2019, c. 44]
United Nations General Assembly · 2007-09-13[A/RES/61/295]
Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP · 2019-12-02
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