\u0022Our people have been subjected to things that most families in Canada would not even begin to think is possible in someone\u0027s life.\u0022
But in some Indigenous communities, inadequate housing is nothing new.
The Assembly of First Nations had said there was a need for $44 billion to address current on-reserve housing needs alone, plus another $16 billion to account for projected population growth to 2040. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu noted that figure when told the Globe and Mail ahead of last year’s budget that she had made an “ambitious” request, although she did not detail the specific amount she had wanted to see.
One family of 11 is sharing a three-bedroom home, he said. Two of the people living there have chronic health conditions.Families increasingly desperate Those numbers will continue to rise unless the problem is addressed now, she said. And the solutions go beyond more shovels in the ground and more renovations.
Margaret Pfoh, the CEO of the Aboriginal Housing Management Association, said whether the focus is on urban Indigenous populations or a distinction-based approach, which means working with First Nations, Métis, and Inuit tailored to their different needs, “most of what we’re seeing happen right now … is really by and large performative in nature.
In June, the federal government also announced $287.1 million of “immediate funding” to address the critical need for safe and affordableNunavut MP Lori Idlout, the Indigenous critic for the NDP, said that is “just a drop in the bucket.”
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