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Bill Wilson, father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, dies

Click to play video: 'Life, legacy of Indigenous rights champion Bill Wilson remembered'
Life, legacy of Indigenous rights champion Bill Wilson remembered
WATCH: One of the most prominent defenders of Indigenous rights in this country has died. Bill Wilson — a hereditary chief and father of former Liberal cabinet minister, Jody Wilson-Raybould — is being remembered for his push in getting Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution. Richard Zussman has more – Jan 25, 2025

Bill Wilson, a hereditary chief and the father of former cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould, has died.

Wilson-Raybould announced his death on social media, saying her father’s life was “one of leadership and striving to make change.”

Wilson helped get Indigenous title to land and treaty rights enshrined in the Constitution.

Click to play video: 'Bill Wilson reflects on constitutional reform for Indigenous peoples 40 years later'
Bill Wilson reflects on constitutional reform for Indigenous peoples 40 years later

He once told Pierre Elliott Trudeau that his daughters, Jody and Kory, would become prime ministers one day.

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Wilson-Raybould served in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet as justice minister and attorney general and briefly as minister of veterans affairs.

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She resigned from cabinet and was ousted from the Liberal caucus in 2019 following the SNC-Lavalin affair, in which she was allegedly pressured by the prime minister or his aides to help the company avoid a criminal prosecution.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 25, 2025.

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