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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) chastised ISC during a meeting Friday (Nov., 28) for moving to amend the Second Generation cutoff for future band members without talking to them. \u201cHow come no First Nations were involved to be the advisory?\u201d Elected Chief Sherri-Lynn Hill asked ISC reps. ISC representatives met with SNEC to discuss Bill S-2 and plans to amend the second-generation cutoff. ISC senior policy analyst and portfolio manager Alexa Hajjar, and operational policy officer Paula Suitor provided an overview of recent Senate amendments and is coming collaborative process. 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Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) chastised ISC during a meeting Friday (Nov., 28) for moving to amend the Second Generation cutoff for future band members without talking to them. \u201cHow come no First Nations were involved to be the advisory?\u201d Elected Chief Sherri-Lynn Hill asked ISC reps. ISC representatives met with SNEC to discuss Bill S-2 and plans to amend the second-generation cutoff. ISC senior policy analyst and portfolio manager Alexa Hajjar, and operational policy officer Paula Suitor provided an overview of recent Senate amendments and is coming collaborative process. 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