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.
To read the complete news story please visit The Globe and Mail.
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.
To read the complete news story please visit The Globe and Mail.