ISC’s increases to Emergency Management Assistance aren’t enough

First Nations Elders and chiefs say the Earth is speaking to us, and it seems we have not heard the message. Climate change is already an existential threat to infrastructure, communities, and our sense of safety. Perhaps the federal government might reflect this in its budgets.
If funding announced by Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is for an existing program that is necessary for the well-being of Indigenous Peoples, then it should not be called 'new' funding, writes Rose LeMay.

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty made an announcement last month of $55.6-million in “new” funding for the Emergency Management Assistance Program. 

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