Open AccessAboriginal Representation in Canada: Reforming Parliament or Creating a Third Order of Government
Author(s) -
Ashley Valberg
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the agora
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1927-4793
DOI - 10.29173/agora17246
Subject(s) - parliament , representation (politics) , government (linguistics) , order (exchange) , corporate governance , public administration , political science , political economy , sociology , law , politics , business , management , economics , philosophy , linguistics , finance
In Canada, aboriginals are constantly searching for proper representation, voice and place within in society at large and more specifically, in the parliamentary system. This paper critically examines the creation and maintenance of a place for aboriginals within contemporary Canadian governance, specifically two venues for aboriginal represent in Canada: representation through parliamentary reform or self-government by Aboriginal groups.