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Correction. (2026, October 7). Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/opinion/correction/article_3116fdab-bcd1-47ae-a957-fdc06734fba7.html

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A Sept. 28 opinion piece about Canada’s relationship with Europe contained an error regarding the British North America Act of 1867. The article incorrectly claimed this act was a compact between English, French, and Indigenous people. In reality, constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples was established much later in the Constitution Act of 1982.

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The Toronto Star issued a correction for an opinion piece published on September 28, which inaccurately claimed that the 1867 British North America Act established Canada as a compact between English, French, and Indigenous peoples. The correction clarifies that constitutional recognition of Indigenous peoples was not included in this act but instead came much later with the Constitution Act of 1982. This amendment is significant because it accurately reflects historical legal documents and highlights the delayed formal acknowledgment of Indigenous rights within Canada's constitution.

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- A Sept. 28 opinion article about Canada’s relationship with Europe incorrectly stated that the 1867 British North America Act was a compact between English, French and Indigenous people. asserted

Act → state → people

Constitutional acknowledgement of Indigenous people came in the Constitution Act of 1982. asserted

acknowledgement → come → 1982