Winnipeg Free Press
Claim Ottawa denying First Nation adults services
Last Modified: 6:48 AM CDT Thursday, Jul. 8, 2021
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Lawyer Joëlle Pastora Sala says services are unavailable to First Nations adults with disabilities.
Three human rights complaints have been launched, claiming Ottawa is denying, disrupting or delaying First Nations adults’ access to support services and discriminating against them based on age, race and disability.
Three human rights complaints have been launched, claiming Ottawa is denying, disrupting or delaying First Nations adults’ access to support services and discriminating against them based on age, race and disability.
On Wednesday, the Public Interest Law Centre (an independent branch of Legal Aid Manitoba) filed the complaints to the Canada Human Rights Commission, naming Indigenous Services Canada as the federal government’s representative.