35@30: Reflecting on 30 years of s.35

35@30

Reflecting on 30 years of s.35

 Faculty of Law, University of Toronto

October 25-27

This conference commemorated the constitutional entrenchment in 1982 of Aboriginal and treaty rights in Canada. The event was hosted by the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto on October 25-27, 2012. The conference was aimed at a wide, interdisciplinary audience consisting of academics, lawyers, judges, students, and federal, provincial and First Nation officials and leaders whose work relates to Aboriginal peoples.

Speakers and panelists from Canada and abroad offered their critical reflections on the impact that s. 35(1) of the Constitution Act, 1982 has had on the Canadian constitutional order, Canada’s international commitments, Canadian law and policy, social and economic development, Aboriginal governance, treaty processes, and comparative and international developments. We aimed to receive and engage analysis that addresses contemporary challenges confronting indigenous peoples and their relationships with sovereign states and the international order.

Keynote Address on October 25^th, 4pm, 78 Queens Park:
Hon. Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

Conference Rapporteur:
Michael Ignatieff

Agenda (PDF)

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The conference was recorded and can be viewed online in its entirety. Click on the links below to watch specific sections.

THURSDAY OCTOBER 25

Opening ceremony - Introduction & Keynote Address

FRIDAY OCTOBER 26

Panel One: Recognition and reconciliation I

Panel Two: Indigenous identities

Panel Three: Quebec and the north

Panel Four: Recognition and reform

SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

Panel five: Recognition and reconciliation II

Panel Six: Reconciliation and consultation

Panel Seven: Reconciliation: comparative perspectives

Rapporteur Report

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