Prior to the 1985 enactment of Bill C - 31, An Act to Amend the Indian Act, many people were disqualified from «Indian status» and any related rights through forcible enfranchisement (see Indigenous Women's Issues; Enfranchisement).
However, the vast majority of participants (77 %) did not support the enactmentof legislation like BillC - 560 that would amend the Divorce Act to create a presumption of equal parenting time.