The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously upheld the Trudeau government’s Indigenous child welfare law, dismissing Quebec’s appeal in a landmark opinion affirming Indigenous Peoples’ jurisdiction over child and family services.
The high court sided with the Canadian government in a decision rendered Friday morning, reversing a Quebec Court of Appeal decision to declare the law partly unconstitutional.
“The act as a whole is constitutionally valid,” the court concluded.
“Developed in co-operation with Indigenous Peoples, the act represents a significant step forward on the path to reconciliation.”
Bill C-92, An Act Respecting First Nations, Métis and Inuit Children Youth and Families, became law in 2019. It
