The nature of the interest in the present case is the protection and welfare of Aboriginal children. In this respect, Iacobucci J. quoted L’Heureux-Dubé J. in Egan v. Canada, 1995 CanLII 98 (SCC), [1995] 2 S.C.R. 513 at para. 64 (Lovelace, supra, para. 88): 88. ... It stands to reason that a group’s interests will be more adversely affected in cases involving complete exclusion or non‑recognition than in cases where the legislative distinction does recognize or accommodate the group, but does so in a manner that is simply more restrictive than some would like. [Emphasis in original]
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