Special report to Parliament on the impacts of Bill C-21 (An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act : Rapport spécial au Parlement sur les répercussions du projet de loi C-21 (Loi modifiant la Loi canadienne sur les droits de la personne)

Speaker: Pursuant to section 61(2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, I have the honour to transmit to you for tabling in the Senate, the enclosed Special Report to Parliament on the Impacts of Bill C-21 (An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act). [...] Speaker: Pursuant to section 61(2) of the Canadian Human Rights Act, I have the honour to transmit to you for tabling in the House of Commons, the enclosed Special Report to Parliament on the Impacts of Bill C-21 (An Act to Amend the Canadian Human Rights Act). [...] The purpose of this report is to provide the CHRC’s unique perspective on the impacts of amendments to the CHRA under Bill C-21. [...] For several years, the CHRC has made the human rights of Aboriginal peoples a priority, not only because of the change to the CHRA, but also because of the seriousness and complexity of the issues affecting them. [...] Special Report to Parliament on the Impacts of Bill C-21 9 Complex questions raised by both the federal government and First Nations governments Examples of some of the complex issues that have been raised by both the federal government and First Nations governments before the courts and the Tribunal include: • Whether the federal government’s role in the delivery of programs on reserves constitut