Dec 5, 2023

Women, Indigenous Peoples left ‘out in the cold’ by Ottawa, say critics

Idlout charges ‘cuts will keep Indigenous Peoples marginalized’

Nunavut MP Lori Idlout, shown in this file photo, joined other NDP caucus members in voting against the federal government’s fall economic statement over its impact on Indigenous services. (File photo)

By Matteo Cimellaro, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

NDP members are voting against Ottawa’s fall economic statement to protest gaps in funding for Indigenous Services in the midst of an infrastructure crisis.

On Thursday, Nunavut MP Lori Idlout and Winnipeg Centre MP Leah Gazan, two Indigenous caucus members for the NDP and critics for Indigenous Services and Women and Gender Equality respectively, voted to “send a very clear message to the Liberal government,” Gazan said at a press conference.

“We are putting them on notice that it’s not OK anymore to leave women, gender-diverse and Indigenous Peoples out in the cold,” she said.

Gazan points to $150 million in cuts to women’s shelters as an example of leaving vulnerable people without enough support.-----------

Read more at: https://nunatsiaq.com/stories/article/women-indigenous-peoples-left-out-in-the-cold-by-ottawa-say-critics/

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