Canada: First Nations Want Poverty Addressed During Election

Canada: First Nations Want Poverty Addressed During Election   First Nations across Canada have united in their call to raise First Nations poverty as a significant issue during the federal election campaign.   "It's unacceptable that First Nations poverty continues to exist in this day and age," said Bob Goulais, campaign organizer from Nipissing First Nation. "We are not speaking about poverty as a metaphor. We're talking about real child poverty, homelessness and third world conditions...

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