Leah Gazan, Winnipeg Centre
“The government is rushing a bill that harms Indigenous human rights while refusing to pass a bill that removes racism and sexism from the Indian Act. I want the government to drop this project bill and pass the bill to fix the Indian Act right now.”
“Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are fast-tracking indigenous human rights violations in Bill C-39 while refusing to pass Bill S-2, in an attempt to keep sexism and racism in the Indian Act. Their bait-and-switch is to say, “Hey, look over here; we are pledging to abolish the Indian Act.” First nations have seen this playbook before, used with the white paper and handed down by Harper. Will the government stop the bait-and-switch in the House today, withdraw Bill C-39 and pass Bill S-2 without delay, or do they want to see another Idle No More?”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, the Liberals are fast-tracking indigenous human rights violations in Bill C-39 while refusing to pass Bill S-2, in an attempt to keep sexism and racism in the Indian Act. Their bait-and-switch is to say, “Hey, look over here; we are pledging to abolish the Indian Act.” First nations have seen this playbook before, used with the white paper and handed down by Harper. Will the government stop the bait-and-switch in the House today, withdraw Bill C-39 and pass Bill S-2 without delay, or do they want to see another Idle No More?
