Minister Gull-Masty doesn’t commit to passing amended S-2 as pressure to end second-generation cutoff mounts

'Timing and consultation is being used as an excuse by this government' not to pass Bill S-2, as amended by the Senate, says Conservative MP Billy Morin.
In committee testimony on June 11, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty said that Indian Status is about benefits, not culture or language.

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says there is “no consensus” from First Nations that the second-generation cut-off under the Indian Act should be removed as some parliamentarians call for the end of the "assimilationist" provision.

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