Joy Smith at the Status of Women Committee

I'm going to take the word “study” out of it, because I don't want it to be a problem for anyone; that's not the intent. I'm going to read this into the record:

Whereas the equitable split of matrimonial property is guaranteed for both spouses when divorcing under Canadian law;

and whereas this guarantee does not apply to status Indians living on reserves where property is split in favour of the male spouse;

pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) the Standing Committee on the Status of Women undertake matrimonial property rights of aboriginal women as top priority.

So I took out “study”.