Since the decision in her favour, handed down in January 2019, the United Nations Human Rights Committee has engaged in a follow-up procedure to assess whether Canada has provided an effective and enforceable remedy for the sex discrimination in the Indian Act. In June 2021, the petititoners, Sharon McIvor and Jacob Grismer, submitted new information. […]
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