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By Nick Murray -CP-Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for. The Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) was launched in 2019 to ensure Inuit kids have access to health and social services without having to leave their communities. Funding for the program, which has mirrored Jordan’s principle and helps backstop a wide range of programs and services, is set to sunset on March 31 unless Ottawa can get approvals through Parliament to extend it by a year \u2014 or come up with a longer-term solution. Under Jordan’s Principle, First Nations families are to apply for and receive funding as its… <\/p>\n

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By Nick Murray -CP-Health-care workers in Nunavut say changes to a federal funding program for Inuit children are forcing some pregnant to make a tough choice: have a safe birth or ensure the kids they already have are properly cared for. The Inuit Child First Initiative (ICFI) was launched in 2019 to ensure Inuit kids have access to health and social services without having to leave their communities. Funding for the program, which has mirrored Jordan’s principle and helps backstop a wide range of programs and services, is set to sunset on March 31 unless Ottawa can get approvals through Parliament to extend it by a year \u2014 or come up with a longer-term solution. Under Jordan’s Principle, First Nations families are to apply for and receive funding as its... <\/p>\n

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