Inside the Indigenous Affairs split: ‘nobody is losing their job’ during transition, feds say

Health Canada could have a big stake in the split, with a huge part of its budget tied to Indigenous health care.

Newly minted Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott will oversee the dissolution of the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Department, and the creation of two new ministries to handle Indigenous issues.The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

September 6, 2017

It will likely be a year before the government makes good on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s pledge to split Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada in two, and “nobody is losing their job” while the details are worked out, says a spokesperson for the department�...

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