The Jordan's Principle system designed to support Indigenous children has been facing a crisis of backlogged requests.
OTTAWA, Ont.-In recent months, Tribal leaders across Canada have expressed frustrations and concerns over implementation of Jordan's Principle, a nation-wide program created to help Indigenous children.
The Principle stipulates that when a First Nations child needs health, social or educational services, he or she should receive these services from the government first, with questions about final jurisdiction worked out afterward.
The Jordan's Principle was implemented after Parliament passed a motion in 2007. It's named after Jordan River Anderson, a boy with numerous health needs from Norway...
