Now is the perfect time to end legislated discrimination in Canada

By not passing Bill S-2 as amended, Canada would continue severing family and community connections through the second-generation cut-off that fractures our people’s identity.

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says the governments needs to consult with more First Nations people on S-2 but First Nations leaders have continuously expressed support to end this discriminatory law, writes Grand Chief Jerry Daniels.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JERRY DANIELS

July 13, 2026

Imagine a scenario where your children and grandchildren’s identity rests in the hands of a piece of paper and government officials who don’t even know their name.

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