FSIN is ‘outraged, disrespected’ as Indigenous leaders are left out of federal health care transfer talks globalnews.ca

Sovereign Indigenous Nations Federation (FSIN) expressed disappointment that indigenous leaders were left out of Prime Minister Invitation to the Premier and other leaders for a meeting on the Health Care Transfer Fund.

“We are outraged and outraged,” said Heather Bear, FSIN’s vice-chief. “The Prime Minister said that his most important relationship is with the indigenous people…. I put the Prime Minister on that. If that’s the most important relationship, then we need to do better.”

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he would meet with the premier on February 7 in Ottawa to hear their priorities for investment. According to FSIN, Canada’s premier recently asked the federal government to increase Canada Health transfer payments to the provinces from 22 per cent to 35 per cent, while urging First Nations leaders to be included in management decisions for their proportionate share. have been health care Funding to improve access to care and quality of care for First Nations people.

“When we are left out of these important discussions and decision-making processes, there is no reconciliation for First Nations,” FSIN chief Bobby Cameron said in a release.

“We are not treated properly in the provincial health care system. Our people do not have the same access to services and care as non-First Nations. We expect and demand that we be at the table every step of the way from start to finish. And that’s what our people ask of us as First Nations leaders to continue to promote and ensure the implementation of our inherent rights and treaty rights.

In an email response to Global News, the Office of the Minister of Health acknowledged that Indigenous peoples face unique challenges when it comes to fair and equitable access to quality and culturally safe health care services.

“We must continue to work in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis to properly address these gaps,” according to the statement.

“Our government continues to regularly engage with Indigenous communities across the country, whether through consultations on Indigenous data sovereignty, various FPTI meetings, anti-Indigenous racism in the healthcare system, and other initiatives to ensure that we Working collaboratively and in partnership together. We have also invested millions of dollars in culturally sensitive and Indigenous-led health care initiatives at the community level, and we will continue these efforts.

The email did not respond to FSIN’s demands for inclusion in the meetings.

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