Caring society tells human rights tribunal Canada is failing on Jordan’s Principle – CTV News
Jan. 16, 2024
That includes delayed response times to requests for information or assistance in filing a claim, and in many cases extended waits to have claims approved while kids who need care have to wait.
The allegations are made in two affidavits sent to the Human Rights Tribunal as part of a non-compliance motion the society launched against the federal government for its handling of Jordan’s Principle.
That is a legal rule named after Jordan River Anderson of Norway House Cree Nation in Manitoba. Born in 1999 with multiple disabilities, Anderson died at five years old without ever leaving the hospital, after federal and provincial governments couldn’t decide who should pay for his at-home care.
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The House of Commons unanimously adopted a motion to abide by the principle in 2007 but has been accused multiple times since of failing to live up to its spirit.
