By Jacqueline St. Pierre, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Manitoulin Expositor OTTAWA—Canada congratulated itself last month for what it called a “fair and important milestone” in citizenship law. Bill C-3—formerly C-71, the so-called Lost Canadians Act—received Royal Assent on November 21, restoring citizenship to those pushed out by old rules and creating a new, single-generation standard for Canadians born abroad. But while Parliament celebrates its swift repair of one historical wrong, another remains stuck in legislative limbo. Bill S-2, the long-fought effort to end the second-generation cut-off for First Nations, still lingers in the wings. It won’t reach the House of Commons until spring—after yet another shuffle of amendments, debates and political recalibrations. For First Nations families, déjà vu is the default setting. They have been waiting more than 40 years for this change, watching bill…
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