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B.C. budget commits to Indigenous reconciliation through health-care spending, new programs

B.C. budget commits to Indigenous reconciliation through health-care spending, new programs

CBC
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 1:53 AM GMT

The B.C. government announced a suite of new measures in Tuesday's provincial budget to respond to the needs of Indigenous people and to meet reconciliation goals.

"I describe it as continuing to engage in important relationship building," said Finance Minister Selina Robinson. 

"It's about finding the path forward, finding the style of engagement that honours the past and provides a future that is beneficial to everyone."

They include new primary care centres for First Nations communities, new government agencies and better Internet access.

Budget 2022 will commit close to $300 million over five years to connect more than 280 First Nations, rural and remote communities to high-speed internet.

The improved connectivity, the province said, will improve access to digital health-care services, education opportunities and allow people to work remotely or in digital markets. Robinson said that by 2027, nearly 800 communities will benefit from the province's investments.

In addition to $57 million to increase the number of urgent and primary care centres throughout B.C., the budget also sets aside $45 million to support the operations of up to 15 First Nations primary care centres.

The money is meant to bring traditional wellness providers closer to Indigenous populations and improve access to care.

The budget also earmarks $11 million to support the province's Aboriginal Head Start program, which provide culturally based child care, early learning and family bonding opportunities for Indigenous children.

"For Indigenous communities throughout the province, programs like this one are benefiting the next generation," said Robinson in presenting the budget.

In 2019 the province passed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People Act, or UNDRIP, into law. It sets out a framework for reconciliation in B.C. and to seeks to ensure the human rights of Indigenous peoples are respected.

Budget 2022 provides $12 million over the next three years to support that work through a new Declaration Act Secretariat. It will guide provincial legislation and engagement with First Nations to implement goals set out in the act.

"It's about aligning our laws, the books and statues, and that everything meets muster," said Robinson. 

Leslie Varley, executive director of the B.C. Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, applauded the increased commitment to reconciliation in the budget but said more could be done for Indigenous people who live in cities. 

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