As Bill S-2 moves through the Senate, debate continues over whether the legislation will do enough to address remaining discrimination in registration under the Indian Act.

The bill is aimed at removing remaining sex-based discriminations in the registration process, especially those tied to enfranchisement: the often involuntary loss of status to become "full citizens."

The bill also provides a process to reaffiliate women who were forced to join their husband's band after marriage with their home communities or "natal band," a process for people to remove themselves from the registry, and removes outdated, offensive language in the Indian Act.

Senators are considering whether to advance the bill as it stands or to add additional amendments, such as ending the "second-generation cut-o

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