Policy Sectors
September 9, 2021
OTTAWA – The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) congratulates Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada on their third consecutive election victory.
The country will go forward with a government that is essentially the same as the one that has been in place since 2019. But, while the vote did not significantly alter the makeup of seats in the House of Commons, the Liberal government’s attention to issues that affect the lives of First Nations, Métis and Inuit women must change.
While the Liberals have made promises through three different election campaigns, they have not followed through in ways that meet the needs of the Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA people that NWAC represents.
We look forward to working with this government, under its new mandate, to enact the policies that are genuinely needed now to bring substantial change, especially as they relate to reducing the violence that continues to be directed against us, and to respecting our basic human rights.
We look forward to meeting, face to face, with Prime Minister Trudeau and with the leaders of all opposition parties in the coming weeks to discuss the urgent steps that must be taken to make reconciliation a reality.
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For information, or to arrange an interview, contact:
Annette Goerner
annette@sparkadvocacy.ca
+1 (613) 818-6941
Pour obtenir plus d’information ou prendre des dispositions pour une interview, contacter:
Annette Goerner
annette@sparkadvocacy.ca
+1 (613) 818-6941
About The Native Women’s Association of Canada
The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a National Indigenous Organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls, transgender, Two-Spirit, and gender-diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis and Inuit. An aggregate of Indigenous women’s organizations from across the country, NWAC was founded on the collective goal to enhance, promote and foster the social, economic, cultural and political well-being of Indigenous women within their respective communities and Canada societies.
À propos de l'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada
L'Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC) est une organisation autochtone nationale qui représente la voix politique des femmes, des filles, des transgenres, des bispirituels et des personnes de sexe différent au Canada, y compris les membres des Premières nations vivant dans les réserves et hors réserve, les Indiens inscrits et non inscrits, les personnes privées de leurs droits, les Métis et les Inuits. Regroupant des organisations de femmes autochtones de tout le pays, l'AFAC a été fondée dans le but collectif d'améliorer, de promouvoir et de favoriser le bien-être social, économique, culturel et politique des femmes autochtones au sein de leurs communautés respectives et des sociétés canadiennes.
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