Ottawa must be proactive in helping First Nations prepare for natural disasters, AG says
Not enough spent on emergency preparedness for B.C. Indigenous communities, auditor general says
“Actions speak a lot louder than words, so I would encourage Indigenous Services Canada to take a full, comprehensive inventory of what they believe the needs are of First Nations communities in this area and then start taking some concrete actions to find ways to address that.” But Hogan’s report says Indigenous Services Canada, a department created when Trudeau split the former Department of Indigenous Affairs into two in 2017, is failing to provide First Nations with the assistance needed to handle natural disasters — which she noted are happening more frequently because of climate change.Hogan’s findings emphasize the devastating consequences that Indigenous communities experience when they are forced to relocate from their traditional lands because of evacuations.
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