Additional Federal Funding to Support Indigenous Communities’ COVID-19 Response
During a news conference on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller provides an update on the federal government’s response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic, focusing on its impact on Indigenous communities in Canada and on vaccine distribution in these communities. He is joined by Valerie Gideon (Senior Assistant Deputy Minister, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch, Indigenous Services Canada) and Dr. Tom Wong (Chief Medical Officer of Public Health, Indigenous Services Canada). Minister Miller announces an additional $1.2 billion in funding to support the public-health response to COVID-19 in Indigenous communities. The federal government is also injecting $380 million into the Indigenous Community Support Fund. (January 13, 2021)
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Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the Emergency Food Reserve Fund is being doubled to $200 million.
The new funding will provide $18.5 million to Food Banks Canada, $18.5 million to Breakfast Club of Canada, $8.9 million to Second Harvest, $8.9 million to Community Food Centres Canada, $8.85 million to the Salvation Army, and $1.34 million to La Tablée des Chefs.
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A further $5 million will be allocated from reserve funds.
Bibeau made the announcement, alongside Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, during a roundtable event with front-line volunteers and food security organization workers from across Canada.
World Trade Organization cripple
The World Trade Organization is crippled by failure to agree on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and a proposal to prevent countries from banning food exports needed for international aid emergencies.
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The 180 members were also unable to choose a new director general during a three-day meeting in Geneva.
The United States has been a rebel among the ranks, refusing to co-operate with the organization and refusing to name members for disputes-settling panels, meaning that the organization can’t enforce its trade rules.
World Trade Organization cripple
The World Trade Organization is crippled by failure to agree on intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and a proposal to prevent countries from banning food exports needed for international aid emergencies.
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The 180 members were also unable to choose a new director general during a three-day meeting in Geneva.
The United States has been a rebel among the ranks, refusing to co-operate with the organization and refusing to name members for disputes-settling panels, meaning that the organization can’t enforce its trade rules.
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Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced the Emergency Food Reserve Fund is being doubled to $200 million.
The new funding will provide $18.5 million to Food Banks Canada, $18.5 million to Breakfast Club of Canada, $8.9 million to Second Harvest, $8.9 million to Community Food Centres Canada, $8.85 million to the Salvation Army, and $1.34 million to La Tablée des Chefs.
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A further $5 million will be allocated from reserve funds.
Bibeau made the announcement, alongside Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller and Northern Affairs Minister Daniel Vandal, during a roundtable event with front-line volunteers and food security organization workers from across Canada.