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Not going to wait’: Alberta government says they’ll close First Nations child welfare gap, then deal with the feds – Edmonton Sun

by ahnationtalk on July 20, 2017234 Views

The Alberta government plans to provide more money and services to children at risk on reserves, then later “fight with the feds if we have to” about the cost, the deputy premier says.

In the wake of another troubling report, deputy premier Sarah Hoffman said Wednesday the province will step in with more cash and other help where child and family services are underfunded on First Nations.

“The federal government obviously has a responsibility to address those funding gaps,” Hoffman said. “We’re not going to wait for them to step up and do the right thing. We’ve been fighting for decades and children deserve better.”

Last year, a landmark ruling from the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal found the federal government discriminated against First Nations children on reserve by chronically underfunding services for children in care. Cindy Blackstock, the social worker who persisted with the complaint, has said child welfare services on reserves receive between 22 and 39 per cent less funding than provincially run agencies. The complaint was brought forward by the Assembly of First Nations, and the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, where Blackstock is executive director.

Read More: http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/07/19/not-going-to-wait-alberta-government-says-theyll-close-first-nations-child-welfare-gap-then-deal-with-the-feds

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