You’re seeing how callous they are’: Ottawa spent a fraction of promised money on First Nations health – CBC

Only 22 First Nations kids in Ontario have had treatments covered by the new Jordan’s Principle funding

Feb 08, 2017

The federal government’s attempt to close the gap in health care outcomes for First Nations children is progressing at a snail’s pace in some provinces because Ottawa has spent only a fraction of the money it set aside for treatments, according to documents shared with CBC News.

The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruled, more than a year ago, that the federally run First Nations health care system is discriminatory and demanded the government provide services to Indigenous kids at the same level as those provided by the provinces to children living off-reserve.

Read More: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/first-nations-children-health-care-fraction-spending-1.3969042