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MP warns senators against further Indian Act changes without House of Commons input

Liberal MP Jaime Battiste warned a Senate committee earlier this month that Indian Act changes without House of Commons approval might do more harm than good.
The Senate committee is studying legislation intended to eliminate some gender inequities in the Indian Act, with witnesses before the Senate calling it a useful first step despite ongoing sex-based discrimination.
Battiste stressed the need for thorough consultations with Indigenous communities, warning First Nations identity is complex and extending status without them isn't the way forward.
A Commons committee Battiste sits on could study inequities sometime next year, allowing the Assembly of First Nations to debate potential changes in December for MPs' input.
The second-generation cutoff complicates registrations, while the Senate committee studies legislation allowing some 6,000 people to gain First Nations status.

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