The government has authorized the funding package to address the immediate housing and infrastructure crisis in Attawapiskat. I will be monitoring the implementation process to ensure every dollar reaches the site for construction start dates. This result is the direct product of our sustained pressure on the ministry.
January 25, 2012
Final supporters
Updates
November 24, 2011
I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs detailing the specific housing crisis data. This document outlines the immediate need for infrastructure repairs and serves as our primary lever for the upcoming meeting request.
November 24, 2011
The scale of support reached today confirms that the conditions in Attawapiskat can no longer be ignored by federal authorities. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Ministry of Indigenous Services to demand an immediate technical assessment of the housing backlog. Expect an update once the ministerial office confirms receipt of our correspondence.
Reached 100 supporters
November 24, 2011
8 Comments
Twenty people in one house is not okay. Sending support to the community. Please help them.
SO SAD. Cant believe this is happening in our own backyard. Do something already!!!!
Get the water fixed. Nobody should have to deal with rashes from their own tap. This is basic human dignity.
TOTAL NEGLECT. The government needs to stop ignoring these people and get them into real houses.
How is this happening in Canada? It is absolutely heartbreaking to read about these families living in sheds. Fix this now.
We need to help this community and we need to do it now!!!
Deeply shamefully situation. A case of true neglect from a wealthy nation.
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The government has authorized the funding package to address the immediate housing and infrastructure crisis in Attawapiskat. I will be monitoring the implementation process to ensure every dollar reaches the site for construction start dates. This result is the direct product of our sustained pressure on the ministry.
January 25, 2012
Final supporters
Updates
November 24, 2011
I am currently finalizing a formal letter to the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs detailing the specific housing crisis data. This document outlines the immediate need for infrastructure repairs and serves as our primary lever for the upcoming meeting request.
November 24, 2011
The scale of support reached today confirms that the conditions in Attawapiskat can no longer be ignored by federal authorities. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Ministry of Indigenous Services to demand an immediate technical assessment of the housing backlog. Expect an update once the ministerial office confirms receipt of our correspondence.
Reached 100 supporters
November 24, 2011
8 Comments
Our First Nations people need help now. They need the right help and they need it now. No more stalling and doing nothing. This is Canada's most pressing challenge -- to help our own people. They can not continue to live with nothing -- no clean water, no housing. This is an emergency that has to be addressed now.
Twenty people in one house is not okay. Sending support to the community. Please help them.
SO SAD. Cant believe this is happening in our own backyard. Do something already!!!!
Get the water fixed. Nobody should have to deal with rashes from their own tap. This is basic human dignity.
TOTAL NEGLECT. The government needs to stop ignoring these people and get them into real houses.
How is this happening in Canada? It is absolutely heartbreaking to read about these families living in sheds. Fix this now.
We need to help this community and we need to do it now!!!
Deeply shamefully situation. A case of true neglect from a wealthy nation.
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Our First Nations people need help now. They need the right help and they need it now. No more stalling and doing nothing. This is Canada's most pressing challenge -- to help our own people. They can not continue to live with nothing -- no clean water, no housing. This is an emergency that has to be addressed now.