Federal government slashes funding to Indigenous women’s advocacy organization – Global News
April 12, 2024
The Native Women’s Association of Canada is reeling after Ottawa cut $48 million from the advocacy organization, resulting in a staff of 75 being reduced to 30.
“Leaving us to start the fiscal year with $10 million — that’s a very significant decrease,” CEO Lynne Groulx told Global News.
A national apprenticeship program and several smaller programs administered by NWAC ended in March and with that ended the federal funding.
Groulx said NWAC has long lobbied for stable core funding to operate, and not just project funding, which comes and goes.
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