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

Authors

Naiomi Metallic, Assistant Professor and Chancellor’s Chair in Aboriginal Law and Policy at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie UniversityFollow
Hadley Friedland, Associate Professor, University of Alberta Faculty of Law, Co-Lead, Wahkohtowin Law and Governance Lodge
Aimée Craft, University of Ottawa
Jeffery Hewitt, University of Windsor, Faculty of Law
Sarah Morales, University of Victoria

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

2019

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.

Comments

This report is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 2.5 Canada License.

Recommended Citation

Naiomi Metallic et al, An Act Respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children, Youth and Families: Does Bill C-92 Make the Grade? (Toronto: Yellowhead Institute, 2019).