Proposed law fails to give aboriginal women equality

By Shelagh Day and Joyce Green,
Special to The Leader-Post
April 27, 2010

Bill C-3 was introduced by the Conservatives on March 11, ostensibly to "fix" the sex discrimination in the status registration provisions of the Indian Act pursuant to the B.C. Court of Appeal decision in the November 2009 McIvor case, which held that the status provisions of the Indian Act violate the equality guarantees of the Charter. Bill C-3 passed second reading on March 29, and is currently before the Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development. If it is passed, Canada will continue to discriminate against aboriginal women in legislation.

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