Bill C-61: The First Nations Governance Act
Alternate Title
Legislative Summary (Parliamentary Research Branch) ; LS-428E
Documents & Presentations
Author/Creator
Mary C. Hurley
Looks at Bill C-45, and the frustrations that led to the resulting scuffle as well as the 'Idle No More' campaign.
Entire issue on one pdf. To access article scroll to p.20.
Bill introduced to comply with Court's decision in Descheneaux et al., v. Canada (Attorney General), which found current <i>Indian Act</i> violated equality provisions of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Court case involved eligibility for Indian Status.
Comments on the proposed Act rather than the final version.