StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-ONTARIO_TORONTO– Liberal Leader Bob Rae and Liberal Aboriginal Affairs critic Dr. Carolyn Bennett will go to Attawapiskat First Nation today to see firsthand the issues facing this community in crisis.
“The Harper Conservatives’ ‘blame the victim’ mentality–from their decision to impose third party management to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs’ simple refusal to visit Attawapiskat himself–is unacceptable and has brought this situation to an impasse,” said Mr. Rae. “What we need is to find a swift and sustainable solution to the crisis in Attawapiskat, and that can only be done by actually listening to and working with members of this community.”
Mr. Rae and Dr. Bennett will meet with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and the Band Council, as well as community members and Red Cross emergency assistance workers. They will also bring with them donated winter clothing items that were collected at Dr. Bennett’s constituency office.
“This government maintains that they are making progress, yet they continue to ignore successive Auditor General Reports and internal audits showing that third party management simply doesn’t work: it’s costly, and fails to produce results or build capacity,” said Dr . Bennett. “ Chief Spence came out of her meeting with the Minister this week and immediately filed an injunction against the federal government.”
“The solution to this problem is clearly not to charge the community $1,300 per day for a third party manager they didn’t ask for, they don’t need, and don’t want to pay for,” added Dr. Bennett.
Liberals have been fighting in the House of Commons and will continue to fight to bring clean, running water and housing to Attawapiskat and other reserve communities in order to ensure their long-term health and safety.
“The Harper Conservatives’ ‘blame the victim’ mentality–from their decision to impose third party management to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs’ simple refusal to visit Attawapiskat himself–is unacceptable and has brought this situation to an impasse,” said Mr. Rae. “What we need is to find a swift and sustainable solution to the crisis in Attawapiskat, and that can only be done by actually listening to and working with members of this community.”
Mr. Rae and Dr. Bennett will meet with Attawapiskat Chief Theresa Spence and the Band Council, as well as community members and Red Cross emergency assistance workers. They will also bring with them donated winter clothing items that were collected at Dr. Bennett’s constituency office.
“This government maintains that they are making progress, yet they continue to ignore successive Auditor General Reports and internal audits showing that third party management simply doesn’t work: it’s costly, and fails to produce results or build capacity,” said Dr . Bennett. “ Chief Spence came out of her meeting with the Minister this week and immediately filed an injunction against the federal government.”
“The solution to this problem is clearly not to charge the community $1,300 per day for a third party manager they didn’t ask for, they don’t need, and don’t want to pay for,” added Dr. Bennett.
Liberals have been fighting in the House of Commons and will continue to fight to bring clean, running water and housing to Attawapiskat and other reserve communities in order to ensure their long-term health and safety.
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