‘Lame’ government response to Indigenous youth suicide crisis report fails to address issues, say critics

The response presented to the House on Oct. 17 mostly discusses what the government is already doing and what funding they have already committed to.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks on Parliament Hill for the Families of Sisters in Spirit Vigil on Oct. 4. The government has committed to addressing the Indigenous youth suicide crisis, but critics are slamming a government response to a House committee report because it does not take enough action. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

October 25, 2017

Indigenous issues experts and an opposition critic are giving a thumbs down to the government’s long-awaited response to a report on the Indigenous youth suicide crisis, arguing it fails to take action on the report’s recommendations.

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