


Debates of June 3rd, 2026
House of Commons Hansard #128 of the 45th Parliament, 1st session
Indigenous Affairs
Oral Questions
3:15 p.m.
Jenny Kwan Vancouver East, BC
NDP
Mr. Speaker, the Liberal government has sidelined Bill S-2 as amended, despite a court-ordered deadline to end sex- and race-based discrimination and the second-generation cut-off in the Indian Act. The UN has called on Canada to fix this by adopting Bill S-2 as amended. The majority of first nations agree and do not want more consultation. Officials and ministers say it is up to the Prime Minister.
Will the Prime Minister stop the delay tactics, meet with first nations women leaders, as requested, and pass Bill S-2 as amended, now, to end the discrimination and violations of the charter and international law?
Mandy Gull-Masty Minister of Indigenous Services
Liberal
Mr. Speaker, I think the member is well aware that Bill S-2 is in front of the committee for study. I welcome her input.
We are there to ensure that enfranchisement, the intention of the bill, is responded to. We continue to work closely with groups across the country, hearing their input. I am open to supporting these communities, because enfranchisement quantifies who indigenous people are under the Indian Act.
We are trying to ensure that we remove the barriers of the Indian Act for first nations people in this country. I am working on that.


