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A P R I L 2021 ME S S E NG E R
MSGC Executive Meets with Federal Minister for Indigenous Services, Honourable Marc Miller on priority topics, now in Budget 2021 (Metis Settlements access to Federal infrastructure support, submission of 10-year business case)
Indigenous Health Legislation: In its September 2020 Speech from t he Throne, the Government of Canada proposed to co-develop Indigenous Health Legislation with partners, including the Metis Settlements General Council (MSGC). Canada has proposed that in
addition to engaging with First Nations and Inuit, that it has heard the MSGC’s call for federal inclusion in this critical piece of legislation starting from square one. This is a much-welcomed opportunity for our communities that have been working so hard to ensure federal health access for Metis peoples. The Government of Canada has stated: The perspectives of Métis peoples will be of utmost importance in ensuring that the proposed legislative options are comprehensive and reflective of [their] unique intersectional experiences. As such, [Canada will] support your participation in this engagement process. Funding is available to support roundtable(s), and/or specific projects related to health legislation. The Federal Minister of Indigenous Services has a mandate to expedite the co-development of this distinctions-based Indigenous health legislation and introduce legislation in the winter of 2022, which means co-development is anticipated to commence in the fall of 2021. With MSGC starting work with Canada officials as early as April 26th, 2021.
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