The Government of Canada is reportedly working on a new vision for the Jordan’s Principle program and the Inuit Child First Initiative. The changes are expected to be presented in the fall budget. “My intention is to speak to both Jordan’s Principle and the Inuit Child First Initiative over the summer, and in discussion with both Indigenous leadership and Inuit leadership,” explained Canada Indigenous Services Canada Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. “Whatever measures we put in place to make changes from these programs, it has to be in collaboration with them.” Meanwhile, APTN News reports that First Nations Child and Family Caring Society Executive Director Cindy Blackstock is urging caregivers who were recently denied funding under Jordan’s Principle to review the reasons for the denial and consider re-filing. The call follows two separate legal rulings against Indigenous Services Canada, which required the government to revisit its funding denials and reconsider cases where children were refused funds.
