Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announces that the federal government will help fund the replacement of the aging Weeneebayko General Hospital in Moose Factory, Ont.
The federal government says it will spend $1.2-billion to replace an aging hospital serving Ontario’s northern First Nations, after pressure from Indigenous leaders and the province, who warned the lack of funding commitment was putting the project at risk.
The federal NDP also said it told the Liberals the party would not agree to support a motion to speed up the federal budget implementation act in Parliament unless the government came through on the funding for the health project. “I’m really thrilled to announced the federal government will support Ontario with funds to fund a new hospital built in Moosonee,” Ms. Hajdu said Monday.
Ms. Hajdu said the hospital project was strongly supported by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “who felt very fervently” that it needed to be completed. “We know that many First Nations people do not have equitable or reasonable access to health care services compared with the general Canadian population,” she said.At an announcement in Moosonee on Monday, Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones also announced an additional $44-million for design and early construction of the new hospital, in addition to previous funding announcements.
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