| ID: |
HARP-417 |
| Title: |
A paper tiger for aboriginal women’s rights [Bill C-31] |
| Source: |
Law Now , v.24(2) O/N’99 pg 14-17 |
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| Year: |
1999 |
| Pages: |
0 |
| Author(s): |
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| Keywords: |
anti-discrimination, Canada, equality before the law, gender equality, government, human rights, legislation, non-discrimination, woman, politics, civil and political rights, indigenous people, minority rights, self-determination |
| Abstract: |
The question of whether a government should attempt to make amends for past wrongs is something of a philosophical question. In the case of aboriginal women who lost status because of enfranchisement legislation, the Government of Canada took steps, in the form of Bill C-31, to attempt to remedy the effects of enfranchisement. However, as disputes between reinstated aboriginals and their bands have arisen, the federal government has failed to take positive steps to assist reinstated aboriginals in establishing their rights. The difficult decisions have been left to the courts and the federal government has allowed its legislation to be reduced to little more than a paper tiger in the interim. |
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Keywords: anti-discrimination, Canada, civil and political rights, equality before the law, gender equality, government, human rights, indigenous people, legislation, minority rights, non-discrimination, politics, self-determination, woman
