Liberal Motion to Impose Closure on UNDRIP Bill Passes, Limiting Time for Debate

Liberal Motion to Impose Closure on UNDRIP Bill Passes, Limiting Time for Debate
Minister of Justice David Lametti responds to a question during Question Period in the House of Commons in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld
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OTTAWA—The federal Liberals have used an unpopular tool to limit time for debate in the House of Commons on a bill that would harmonize Canada’s laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

The Liberals successfully passed a motion to impose closure on the opening round of debate on Bill C-15 in order to put it to a vote and move it along to a Commons committee for further scrutiny.