Calls grow to extend Inuit Child First Initiative – Nunatsiaq News

Feb 27, 2025

ITK president Natan Obed, Nunavut Health Minister John Main among leaders calling for answers

Nunavut Health Minister John Main added his voice Wednesday to the growing chorus of Inuit and Nunavut leaders calling on the federal government to clarify the future of the Inuit Child First Initiative.

In the legislative assembly Wednesday, Main said health and nutrition programs supported by the program are having “a huge, positive impact” on Inuit families and called for the government to clarify whether it will be extended.

“Many families and organizations have questions regarding Indigenous Services Canada’s path forward for the initiative,” he said.

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