May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
May 31, 2013 - Phoenix Sinclair Inquiry
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B.D. MCKENZIE - DR.EX. (OLSON) MAY <strong>31</strong>, <strong>2013</strong><br />
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representation of, of First Nation children in care, you go<br />
on to cite some of the other statistics about poverty and<br />
housing. You note that the rate of disabilities was almost<br />
double, and this is a 2006 statistic --<br />
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Right.<br />
-- I believe, the rate of disabilities was almost<br />
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double the rate for all Canadian children, for aboriginal<br />
children?<br />
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Correct.<br />
The rate of overcrowding was double the Canadian<br />
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rate?<br />
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Correct.<br />
The high school completion rate was half the<br />
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completion rate?<br />
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Yes.<br />
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Q For Canadians. The census date from 2006<br />
indicates that in Manitoba the rate of poverty for First<br />
Nation youth was 29 percent, which is nearly three times<br />
higher than the overall poverty rate for the province?<br />
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Yes.<br />
And in Winnipeg, nearly seven of every ten<br />
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aboriginal children under six were living below Stats<br />
Canada pre-tax low income cut-off?<br />
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That's correct.<br />
Okay. We've heard some evidence about the impact<br />
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