Opposition to the bill has come mainly from the Chiefs of Ontario, Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, Manitoba Keewatinow Okimakanak Inc., and the Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations, as well as several individual First Nations (39) Somewhat surprisingly, the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs has also criticized the legislative initiative (40)
L’opposition est surtout venue des Chiefs of Ontario, de l’Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs, de l’Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians, de Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. et de la Federation of Saskatchewan Indian Nations ainsi que de plusieurs Premières nations(39). Chose étonnante, la Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs a elle aussi critiqué la mesure législative(40).