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

• Main Authors: Metallic, Naiomi, Friedland, Hadley, Craft, Aimée, Hewitt, Jeffery, Morales, Sarah
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Schulich Law Scholars 2019
• Subjects: Bill C-92; An Act Respecting First Nations; Inuit and Métis Children; Youth and Families; Child Welfare; Indigenous Jurisdiction; UNDRIP; Self-Governance; Suggestions for Improvement; Indigenous; Indian; and Aboriginal Law; Law; Legislation; First Nations; inuit
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/reports/76; https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/context/reports/article/1081/viewcontent/does_bill_c_92_make_the_grade__full_report.pdf

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.