As Ottawa prepares amendments to the Citizenship Act, Parisa Vafaie and Prof. Anna Kopec argue that questions remain and more transparency is needed for the more than 3,500 stateless people left without access to critical services.
https://t.co/hFwllZD6ao
One of my amazing grad students @ParisaVafaie wrote a paper on Lost Canadians for a class and taught me so much about this important issue! We worked together to turn it into this article and share Parisa's key insights, check it out: https://t.co/1WyrdhiPKJ
Questions persist as Ottawa prepares Citizenship Act amendments.
As @anna_kopec1 and @ParisaVafaie explain, more than 3,500 stateless people without access to critical services deserve more clarity on the government’s next steps.
https://t.co/CNMtLIRZzd
Websites (some available in English only):
Talk4Healing (includes live chat line)
https://t.co/p3vASEvm8B
Ottawa Aboriginal Coalition
https://t.co/q52S82mPMg
Thunderbird Partnership Foundation
https://t.co/TKTDLiqqMG
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
https://t.co/iWJKpZkVRN
Today we observe the #NationalDayforTruthandReconciliation, learn about the residential school system, and honour Survivors, their families and communities.
It may be a difficult day for those impacted.
Below is a thread of wellness resources available to Indigenous Peoples:
Talk4Healing: 24/7 support and resources for Indigenous women, by Indigenous women, across Ontario.
1-855-554-4325
Services available in Oji-Cree, Cree, Algonquin, Inuktitut, Mohawk, Oneida, Odawa, Potawatomi, Micmac, Black Foot, Anishinaabe, Moose Cree, Swampy Cree, English