Two years later, reconciliation must include access for proper health coverage for indigenous peoples

With the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program from Health Canada, some 824,033 indigenous peoples are eligible for coverage, however, the coverage is limited compared to the insurance provided to veterans.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a rally for missing and murdered indigenous women on Oct. 2, 2016. With the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program from Health Canada, some 824,033 indigenous peoples are eligible for coverage, however, the coverage is limited compared to the insurance provided to veterans, writes Phil Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY PHIL FONTAINE

June 5, 2017

At no other time in Canadian history has so much discussion taken place, from coast to coast to coast, about issues relating to reconciliation and calls for a renewed relationship between Canada and indigenous peoples. June 2 marks the second anniversary since the Truth and Reconciliation Commissio...

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