Canada: Senate approves bill to help abused, divorced aboriginal women
Government legislation to help prevent women who live on reserves from losing their homes because of a divorce or abuse has won final approval from the Senate in spite of passionate last-minute warnings from female native senators that the bill would leave women worse off. The Senate voted 45-32 to give third and final reading to the legislation on Tuesday, but it’s still a long way from becoming law.
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