Changes to Jordan’s Principle expected in coming weeks

By Claire McFarlane, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Cabin Radio Changes to Jordan’s Principle will be announced in the coming weeks, Indigenous services minister Mandy Gull-Masty says, though it isn’t yet clear how the changes might affect those in the Northwest Territories.  Gull-Masty said she has been talking with partners and services users to inform program reform, something she previously said could be a “transformation” of the service. “The message has been very clear from users that it is challenging with the amount of paperwork that has to be done with the timelines and re-application, and we want to remove those burdens,” said Gull-Masty in a Saturday interview with Cabin Radio. Schools across the territory have been calling for greater supports since an operational bulletin, issued a year ago under the…

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