Kitsumkalum Agreement-in-Principle
CHAPTER 26 – RATIFICATION OF THE FINAL AGREEMENT
General
1.
The Final Agreement will be legally binding once ratified by all of the Parties in accordance
with the Ratification Chapter of the Final Agreement.
2.
The Final Agreement will be submitted to the Parties for ratification as set out in the Final
Agreement after it has been initialled by Chief Negotiators for Canada, British Columbia and
Kitsumkalum.
Ratification by Kitsumkalum
3.
The Parties will establish a Ratification Committee, with equal representation of each of the
Parties, to be responsible for the Kitsumkalum ratification process, including preparing a list of
eligible voters, as set out in the Final Agreement.
4.
An eligible voter will be a person who:
a)
is enrolled under the Eligibility and Enrolment Chapter; and
b)
meets any other criterion set out in the Final Agreement.
5.
The Final Agreement will set out the minimum age for an eligible voter on the day of voting.
6.
Ratification of the Final Agreement by Kitsumkalum requires:
a)
that Kitsumkalum voters have a reasonable opportunity to review the Final Agreement;
b)
a vote, by way of a secret ballot;
c)
that a majority of eligible voters of Kitsumkalum vote in favour of the Final Agreement;
d)
ratification of the Kitsumkalum Constitution through the process set out in the Final
Agreement; and
e)
the Final Agreement be signed by the authorized representative(s) of Kitsumkalum.
Ratification by Canada
7.
Ratification of the Final Agreement by Canada requires:
a)
that the Final Agreement be signed by a Minister authorized by the federal Cabinet; and
b)
the coming into force of Federal Settlement Legislation.
Ratification by British Columbia
8.
Ratification of the Final Agreement by British Columbia requires:
a)
that the Final Agreement be signed by a Minister authorized to do so; and
b)
the coming into force of Provincial Settlement Legislation.
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