Compulsory Enfranchisement Introduced

This bill afforded government officials the ability to enfranchise Aboriginal peoples without their consent, thereby eliminating their inherent status and access to treaty rights. This was an attempt to quicken the assimilation process, thereby reducing the what the Government called the "Indian problem." enfranchisement at this time stripped the government of their fiduciary responsibilities associated with the fulfillment of treaty obligations. Enfranchisement was also a means of enacting government discipline, punishing and silencing Aboriginal peoples who were vocal in their opposition of government policy - removing status was ultimately a way in which the government could carry out threats against Aboriginal peoples as a way to inhibit political opposition.