Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 43: United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People (43-44)

Premier fears UNDRIP veto on economic projects

August 14, 2020

Premier Francois Legault reluctant to adopt the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) because he fears that it will force the government to give Indigenous groups a veto on all economic projects. Legault has often expressed reservations on this point, citing a risk to the integrity of the province and the right Quebec’s self-determination.