Former Indigenous Relations minister was warned against signing 2019 MOU with Labrador group

The Canadian government was warned internally to hold off on signing an Indigenous reconciliation agreement with a self-proclaimed Inuit group in Labrador, but did so anyway despite doubts about whether the group holds Indigenous rights, documents reveal.

Former Indigenous Relations minister was warned against signing 2019 MOU with Labrador group
A man in a white top shakes hands with a woman in a blue jacket. They are sitting at a table with papers on it.

The Canadian government was warned internally to hold off on signing an Indigenous reconciliation agreement with a self-proclaimed Inuit group in Labrador, but did so anyway despite doubts about whether the group holds Indigenous rights, documents reveal.