S-2 sponsor Sen. Audette says First Nations status fixes don’t ‘go far enough,’ but it’s ‘one step’ to tackle ‘racist’ Indian Act

One of the first government-sponsored bills in the Senate, Bill S-2 seeks to amend the Indian Act—a move that stakeholders say is welcome, but should not distract from the other inequities that still need to be addressed.

PSG Senator Michèle Audette, Bill S-2's sponsor in the Red Chamber, said that witnessing her mother's struggle after losing status informed her advocacy to change the 'racist, discriminatory' Indian Act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

June 14, 2025

Long ago, Senator Michèle Audette promised herself that if she were ever appointed to the Red Chamber, she would work to change the Indian Act. Now, with fours years of par...

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