参议院通过法案,通过单亲规则扩大第一民族地位资格,影响到6,000人。 Senate passes bill to expand First Nations status eligibility via one-parent rule, affecting ~6,000 people.

参议员们已经通过了对S-2号法案的修正案,提议用一项单亲规则取代目前的“第二代禁产”规则,允许在父母任何一方登记的情况下通过第一部落地位。 Senators have passed amendments to Bill S-2, proposing to replace the current "second-generation cutoff" with a one-parent rule, allowing First Nations status to be passed down if either parent is registered. 这一变化可能使大约另外6 000人有资格获得身份,解决《印第安人法》中长期存在的性别不平等问题。 The change could make about 6,000 additional people eligible for status, addressing long-standing gender inequities in the Indian Act. 土著服务部长Mandy Gull-Masty虽然得到许多第一民族领导人和证人的支持,但强调最后决定必须与第一民族社区进行广泛协商,因为地位资格应由当地决定。 While supported by many First Nations leaders and witnesses, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty emphasized that final decisions must involve extensive consultation with First Nations communities, as status eligibility should be determined locally. 该法案现在转到下议院,在那里有可能进一步修订。 The bill now moves to the House of Commons, where further revisions are possible.