An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families: Does Bill C-92 Make the Grade?

Naiomi Metallic; Hadley Friedland; Aimée Craft; Jeffery Hewitt; Sarah Morales

An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families: Does Bill C-92 Make the Grade?

Naiomi Metallic, Hadley Friedland, Aimée Craft, Jeffery Hewitt, Sarah Morales

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Abstract

On Thursday, February 28, 2019, the federal government introduced Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit children, youth and families for first reading. After many years of well documented discrimination against Indigenous children, there is much hope in this legislative process to reverse this trend, empower Indigenous peoples to reclaim jurisdiction in this area, and ensure the rights of children are affirmed. To realize those hopes, we have drafted this analysis with the aim to improve the current legislation as it moves through committee and the Senate.

Original language	Canadian English
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 2019

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Bill C-92
An Act Respecting First Nations
Inuit and Métis Children
Youth and Families
Child Welfare
Indigenous Jurisdiction
UNDRIP
Self-Governance
Suggestions for Improvement

Disciplines

Indigenous, Indian, and Aboriginal Law
Law
Legislation

Access to Document

An Act Respecting First Nations Inuit and Métis Children YouthFinal published version, 5.59 MBLicence: Unspecified

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