APTN InFocus with Cheryl McKenzie
Another court decision is forcing the federal government to amend the Indian Act.
The Descheneaux decision means that sex based inequities in registration under the Indian Act must be eliminated.
The government’s most recent response is Bill S-3. But that Bill was rejected by the Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples.
In this edition our guests share why they’re pleased that Bill did not go through as written, even though that may put thousands in limbo.
Guests also discuss what should be done with the Indian Act and what they want to see in Indigenous Affairs Minster Carolyn Bennett’s Phase 2 of consultations.
