Sharon McIvor and Lynn Gehl As many know, the Quebec Court of Appeal granted the government an extension to December 22 to pass legislation in response to the Stéphane Descheneaux and Tammy Yantha court case.
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, during the First Session of the 42 Parliament of Canada, Senators Lillian Dyck and Dennis Patterson asked Senator Peter Harder, the government representative, about the demographic analysis that the House of Commons commissioned from Mr. Stewart Clatworthy regarding the inclusion of the “6(1)a All the Way” clause.
Harder explained, the government is currently reviewing the Clatworthy data and he assured Senators Dyck and Patterson that the numbers would be available to all Senate members and the public in the coming weeks. Further, he stated the government is committed to meaningful debate and as such ensuring that the pertinent information is brought forward for the Senate’s consideration in advance of the Senate dealing with the issue.
Click on this link below to read the details of this Senate discussion: https://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/chamber/421/debates/149db_2017-10-19-e#27
On Thursday, October 19, 2017, during the First Session of the 42 Parliament of Canada, Senators Lillian Dyck and Dennis Patterson asked Senator Peter Harder, the government representative, about the demographic analysis that the House of Commons commissioned from Mr. Stewart Clatworthy regarding the inclusion of the “6(1)a All the Way” clause.
Harder explained, the government is currently reviewing the Clatworthy data and he assured Senators Dyck and Patterson that the numbers would be available to all Senate members and the public in the coming weeks. Further, he stated the government is committed to meaningful debate and as such ensuring that the pertinent information is brought forward for the Senate’s consideration in advance of the Senate dealing with the issue.
Click on this link below to read the details of this Senate discussion: https://sencanada.ca/en/content/sen/chamber/421/debates/149db_2017-10-19-e#27
 | Lynn Gehl, Ph.D. is an Algonquin Anishinaabe-kwe from the Ottawa River Valley. In 2017 she won an Ontario Court of Appeal case on sex discrimination in The Indian Act, and is an outspoken critic of the Algonquin land claims process. Recently she published Claiming Anishinaabe: Decolonizing the Human Spirit. You can reach her through, and see more of her work, at www.lynngehl.com. |
