Indigenous women are asking all people to email or phone Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Justice Minister, David Lametti, Minister for Women and Gender Equality, Maryam Monsef, and Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations, Carolyn Bennett, asking them to implement the UN Human Rights Committee decision in McIvor and pass an Order in Council bringing the outstanding provisions of Bill S-3 into force.

Here is the suggested text that you can use in your email:

I am contacting you to call for the immediate removal of all sex discrimination from the Indian Act. I urge you to bring the outstanding sections of Bill S-3 into force before June 21, 2019. Discrimination against First Nations women has no place in Canada.

Email addresses and telephone numbers:

Justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca; telephone: 613-992-4211

Carolyn.bennett@parl.gc.ca; telephone: 613-995-9666

Maryam.Monsef@parl.gc.ca; telephone:613-995-6411

David.Lametti@parl.gc.ca; telephone:  613-943-6636

Cabinet meets every Tuesday. Send your email once a week, marking it in the subject line ANY TUESDAY

Miigwetch,