As Bill S-2 moves through the Senate, debate continues over whether the legislation will do enough to address remaining discrimination in registration under the Indian Act.
The bill is aimed at removing remaining sex-based discriminations in the registration process, especially those tied to enfranchisement: the often involuntary loss of status to become "full citizens."
The bill also provides a process to reaffiliate women who were forced to join their husband's band after marriage with their home communities or "natal ba
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