Indigenous /Aboriginal issues

National Aboriginal Health Organization Axed

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012 in Blog, Indigenous /Aboriginal issues

National Aboriginal Health Organization Axed

In a stunning example of action speaking louder than words, the Harper Government cut funding to the National Aboriginal Health Organization — sneakily announced on Thursday afternoon before the Easter weekend.  I wrote the following letter to John Baird, Foreign Minister and my MP: Dear Minister Baird, I am sure that, as Foreign Minister, you are aware that the state of Indigenous communities in Canada is well known around the world and greatly diminishes Canada’s stature as a modern democracy. Certainly, the Prime Minister has apologized for the residential schools horror; but...

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