Federal government asks B.C. court for more time to make Indian Act changes
Federal government asks B.C. court for more time to make Indian Act changes

Zoë Craig-Sparrow, vice-president of Justice for Girls

The federal government is asking a B.C. court for more time to pass legislation to address a section of the Indian Act the court found unconstitutional. The Senate amended Bill S-2 to remove the second-generation cut-off for Indian status.