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Letter to Chiefs and Leaders on FNHC and INAC MoU
Dear Respected Chiefs and Leaders, As representatives to the First Nations Health Council (FNHC), we are pleased to share this update on recent developments related to the work of the…
Overhaul funding to deal with Inuit housing crisis: Senate committee – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Mar 1, 2017 By Jordan Press and Kristy Kirkup THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Qaumariaq Inuqtaqau has seen housing conditions decline in his hometown of Iqaluit over three decades,…
Open Letter on Discrimination Against First Nations Children
February 23, 2017 Dear Ministers, When it comes to ending discrimination against children, there is no excuse for half-measures and no time for delay. Today marks 10 years since the…
Government of Canada Launches Public Consultation on the Future of Tobacco Control in Canada
From Health Canada Aggressive target to drive down tobacco use in Canada to less than 5% by 2035 February 22, 2017 – Ottawa, ON – Health Canada Every 14 minutes, a…
Government of Canada announces close to $3 million to support participation of designated communities to participate in Everyone Counts: the 2018 Coordinated Point-in-Time Count of Homelessness in Canadian Communities
February 22, 2017 Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Today, the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, announced nearly $3 million to support Homelessness Partnering…
Speech: Launch of online consultations and announcement of call for nominations for the advisory committee for the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy
February 13, 2017, Ottawa, Ontario Check against delivery. Hello. Thank you for being here today. Our government made it a priority to strengthen the middle class and help low-income Canadians…
CAM denounces this regressive and harmful policy as a violation of international development agreements.
Montreal, Canada: The Canadian Association of Midwives (CAM) supports and endorses the United Nations Foundation in its opposition to the United States’ Global Gag Rule, which will be detrimental to…
Basic Income Pilot must not delay action on poverty: Thomas
January 31, 2017 Toronto – An Ontario government proposal for a three-year pilot project to study a Basic Income program in Ontario must not be used as an excuse to…
Premiers Remain United in their Commitment to a Better Long-Term Federal Health Funding Deal for Canadians
18 January 2017 Premiers Remain United in their Commitment to a Better Long-Term Federal Health Funding Deal for Canadians Premiers released the following statement related to federal health funding: Ask…
Media Advisory: Minister to Make an Announcement
January 16, 2017 Poverty Reduction Strategy Chris Ballard, Minister of Housing and Minister Responsible for the Poverty Reduction Strategy, will make an announcement about Ontario’s efforts to reduce poverty in…
