Quebec’s Misguided Challenge to Federal Indigenous Child Welfare Law

Six months after Bill C-92 passed in Parliament and mere weeks before the new law comes into force on January 1, 2020, Québec initiated a reference before its Court of Appeal to challenge the constitutionality of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019,...

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Main Authors: Metallic, Naiomi, Guay, Christine, Friedland, Hadley
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Schulich Law Scholars 2020
Subjects:
Bill C-92
Quebec Reference
An Act Respecting First Nations
Inuit and Métis Children
Youth and Families
Indigenous
Indian
and Aboriginal Law
Law
Public Law and Legal Theory
Social Welfare Law
First Nations
inuit
Online Access:https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/495
https://blogs.dal.ca/dlj/2020/01/23/quebecs-misguided-challenge-to-federal-indigenous-child-welfare-law/
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Summary:Six months after Bill C-92 passed in Parliament and mere weeks before the new law comes into force on January 1, 2020, Québec initiated a reference before its Court of Appeal to challenge the constitutionality of An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families, SC 2019, c 24. We believe the reference is unlikely to succeed in quashing the Act but certain to cause delay.

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