Canada: Federal Budget Offers Modest Sliver Of Hope To Inuit Families And Communities

Canada: Federal Budget Offers Modest Sliver Of Hope To Inuit Families And Communities   Today’s federal budget includes some welcome initiatives aimed at Inuit families and communities, said National Inuit Leader Mary Simon, President of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, but falls short of meaningfully addressing a growing range of social issues facing the Canadian Arctic.   “I am pleased by a number of measures that speak to longstanding Inuit concerns, such as the recruitment and retention of health...

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