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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McIvor v. Canada 2018
In the ongoing McIvor versus Canada case, these are the latest submissions from Canada, and Sharon McIvor. As of May 2018: Canada’s submissions Sharon McIvor’s submissions For reference: (Snippet from the initial entry, posted: August 19, 2011) For decades Aboriginal women in Canada have sought justice in the courts and remedial action by legislators in […]