Leaders with the Interlake Reserve Tribal Council (IRTC) say they're owed $1.5 million in Jordan's Principle funding from the federal government by the end of January.
Leaders with the Interlake Reserve Tribal Council say they’re owed $1.5 million in Jordan’s Principle funding from the federal government by the end of January.
“I just had a call today from a member that she needs her rent paid or she’s going to be evicted,” said IRTC Council Chair Chief Cornell McLean. “She has a child that’s severely disabled. What am I to do? I paid the rent. That’s what I had to do.” On Nov. 21, The Canadian Human Rights tribunal found a backlog in Jordan’s Principle cases. It ordered Canada to come up with a detailed plan on how to address the backlog by Dec. 10.Arctic foreign policy says new envoy, consulates will help boost securityIRTC leaders also say there’s little oversight on how Jordan’s Principle funding is spent, and that it’s been up to them to coordinate funding distribution.
Jordan’s Principle is named after Jordan River Anderson, a boy from Norway House Cree Nation who died in hospital while the provincial and federal governments fought over who would pay for his medical care. Years after his passing, Jordan’s Principle was established to ensure First Nations children get the care and services they need in a timely manner while payments are sorted out later.
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