Lesson 9 Quiz

The two types of human rights are: 1. substantive and 2. Procedural. If it became part of Canadian law, the right to a healthy environment would be an example of a procedural right.

Environmental law in Canada places humans above nature, with everything else — plants, animals, water — assessed within a property rights framework.

From a Canadian government perspective, environmental law is about managing humanity’s use of an area of land or water. From Indigenous perspectives, it’s about fulfilling an inherent responsibility to care for the living world since we depend upon it for our existence.

Indigenous Peoples have the right to hunt, fish and carry out their treaty rights in Canadian Parks.

In Gwaii Hanaas National Park Reserve, Guardians — land stewards from Haida Nation —  inform policy around fisheries and wildlife management to allow for the recovery of endangered species.