It’s time for First Nations to take back their power on status rights

Disregard it if the federal government says, ‘No.’ It has never had a legal right over us to say who belongs and who doesn’t.

There is no need for further consultation by Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty's department on Bill S-2, an Act to Amend the Indian Act (new registration entitlements). There has already been 50 years of advocacy and talk on this subject, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

March 23, 2026

OTTAWA—The right to belong is a human right.

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