Chiefs attending conference on Canada S-2 Matrimonial Real Interests law

06/17/2014

The Mohawk Council of Kahnaw�:ke (MCK) would like to inform the community that Chiefs Lloyd Phillips and Clinton Phillips will be attending a three-day conference on Canada�s S-2 Matrimonial Real Interests legislation. The conference takes place from today (Tuesday) through Thursday, 17-19 Ohiar�:ha/June in Toronto.

The two chiefs are the leading the �S-2 file� on behalf of the MCK.

S-2, which was passed in Canada�s Parliament in 2013, will come into effect this December. The law stipulates that First Nations who pass their own legislation beforehand will be exempted. Kahnaw�:ke is in the midst of creating the Kahnaw�:ke Family Homes Law to counter S-2. The first draft of the Kahnaw�:ke law was approved at the 27, Onerahtohk�:wa/May hearing using the Community Decision Making Process.

�We�re pleased with the progress we�re making on this complicated file,� said Chief Clinton Phillips. �The community has been very supportive of the work done so far, and we�re hoping that this conference will help us to ensure that we�re covering every base necessary for our law to be most effective in protecting Kahnaw�:ke�s interests.�