Kelowna Accord Case Study

The efforts toward Reconciliation from the Canadian Government have been historically inadequate due to the conservative party led by stephen harper prioritizing other financial and social issues before important Aboriginal issues, which has ultimately affected their decision to follow through with proposed initiatives, such as the Kelowna Accord. The Kelowna Accord was a list of conditions and policies agreed upon between the Canadian Government, the leaders of every province and territory with the leaders of the First Nations People. Unfortunately when the conservative party took over, they decided that they did not have the funds necessary to implement the previously agreed upon accord, and insisted that it “did not exist” This decision unquestionably wounded the opportunity for reconciliation between the Government and First Nations People, which was a shame due to the benefits which are outlined in reconciliation.

Another benefit would be the potential to introduce multilevel governance. A system of government that allows the Aboriginal people to have more of a say in parliament. Lastly, reconciliation provides the opportunity to eradicate a long held belief by those who are ignorant, that someone of a different cultural background of he/she, must assimilate and conform to the other’s belief. The Canadian Government following up on the Kelowna Accord will send a straight message that we are all one, and we are all Canadian Citizens regardless of root or