Rejection of S-3 sets up showdown between House and Senate
Bill S-3 was supposed to fix gender inequality in the Indian Act once and for all. But it doesn’t apply in many situations including if you lost your status before 1985.
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Indigenous Affairs rejects Senate’s S-3 amendment on status bill
Bill S-3 was rejected by Indigenous Affairs. The bill was supposed to eliminate sex-based discrimination when determining status in the Indian Act. It was a court ordered result of the Stéphane Descheneaux case.