{"id":61072,"date":"2023-06-01T08:19:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T12:19:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/?p=61072"},"modified":"2023-06-01T08:19:53","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T12:19:53","slug":"ndp-mp-angus-urges-the-liberal-government-to-start-respecting-first-nations-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wawa-news.com\/index.php\/2023\/06\/01\/ndp-mp-angus-urges-the-liberal-government-to-start-respecting-first-nations-children\/","title":{"rendered":"NDP MP Angus urges the Liberal government to start respecting First Nations children"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_44822\"  width=\"620\" height=\"349\"  data-origwidth=\"620\" data-origheight=\"349\"  data-relstop=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ihRliM0Awoc?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=0&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) called on the government to start respecting Jordan\u2019s Principle and reimburse health-care providers for their care to First Nations children.<\/p>\n<p>Under Jordan\u2019s Principle, the government is legally obligated to ensure all First Nation children have access to health care, no matter where they live or the cost.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the Liberal government\u2019s delay, children are now going without care, and health-care providers are deep in debt as they await reimbursement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div><div class=\"divider\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Liberal government is once again in open defiance of its legal obligations to pay for First Nations children\u2019s health care, under Jordan\u2019s Principle.<\/p>\n<p>First Nation children in British Columbia are now denied medical therapy because this government refuses to pay the bills.<\/p>\n<p>Speech pathologists in Northern Ontario have been pushed to the point of bankruptcy by a policy of delaying and denying payment for Jordan&#8217;s Principle.<\/p>\n<p>Without this treatment, these children&#8217;s lives will be permanently impacted.<\/p>\n<p>This minister has been asked time and time again to stand up for the children.<\/p>\n<p>Why is her department refusing to respect Jordan\u2019s Principle?\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"moz-extension:\/\/86e31345-88cb-4e07-bae4-272d394c2a47\/injectedPasswordless.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; On Tuesday, NDP MP Charlie Angus (Timmins-James Bay) called on the government to start respecting Jordan\u2019s Principle and reimburse health-care providers for their care to First Nations children. 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