Parliament Months: Women and Court Decision

parliament months: The bill a response to a Quebec Superior Court decision proposes amendments to address differences in the ways indigenous men and women acquire status and how it is handed down to family members, according to The Waterloo Record. Last year the court ruled in favour of three women from a Quebec First Nation and declared that portions of the Act violated equality provisions under the Charter of Rights, but gave Parliament 18 months to make legislative amendments. While speaking to a Senate committee on Wednesday night, Bennett admitted time constraints caused mistakes and for less engagement with First Nations than she would have liked. In certain situations men could pass their status on to their descendents, but women could not. My department failure to directly engage with the plaintiffs was not only unacceptable but embarrassing for me as minister, she said. The government faces a time crunch because the court required a response be in place by February, Bennett said. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.