By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Paul Dub\u00e9\u2019s historic visit to Neskantaga First Nation in September inspired the Ontario ombudsman to call on the federal and provincial governments to take \u00a0\u201cimmediate action\u201d to address \u201cunacceptable and unsafe conditions\u201d in the fly-in community. But while Dub\u00e9\u2019s office seeks to better respond to the human rights complaints of Indigenous people and communities, Canada is responsible for most programs and that puts a response to those concerns out of reach. \u201cThere is an ombudsman for every province in Canada and two of the territories,\u201d Dub\u00e9 said. \u201cThere\u2019s a national ombudsman for Ireland, for England, for Japan, for the Netherlands, just about every country has a national ombudsman. In Canada, there should be someone to go to for those federal matters \u2013… <\/p>\n
By Jon Thompson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Ricochet Paul Dub\u00e9\u2019s historic visit to Neskantaga First Nation in September inspired the Ontario ombudsman to call on the federal and provincial governments to take \u00a0\u201cimmediate action\u201d to address \u201cunacceptable and unsafe conditions\u201d in the fly-in community. But while Dub\u00e9\u2019s office seeks to better respond to the human rights complaints of Indigenous people and communities, Canada is responsible for most programs and that puts a response to those concerns out of reach. \u201cThere is an ombudsman for every province in Canada and two of the territories,\u201d Dub\u00e9 said. \u201cThere\u2019s a national ombudsman for Ireland, for England, for Japan, for the Netherlands, just about every country has a national ombudsman. In Canada, there should be someone to go to for those federal matters \u2013... <\/p>\n