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CMA paper pulls health care sustainability issue from shadows

August 3, 2010

The CMA has released a seminal paper on the future of Canada's health care system that will set the stage for a debate on the transformation of that system when the association holds its annual meeting in Niagara Falls, Ont., later this month.

From The Star's

From The Star Atkinson site  

Partnership gives hope to northern reserves - Atkinson-funded project links Toronto charities to Northern Ontario’s remote First Nations

 

From Northern Ontario Business

Pay to Play in the Ring of Fire

By: Northern Ontario Business staff

A Northern Ontario First Nation is making an all-business move to attract mining suppliers to the Far North.

Marten Falls First Nation is hosting a Ring of Fire: Emerging Business Conference, Aug. 11-12, 2010 at the Valhalla Inn in Thunder Bay.

AFN Press Release

UN Resolution States Clean Water and Sanitation a Human Right: AFN National Chief Calls for Action to Advance Resolution in Canada

OTTAWA, July 29 /CNW Telbec/ - The Assembly of First Nations welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution declaring clean water and sanitation to be a human right. More than 124 Nations voted yesterday for the resolution brought forward by the country of Bolivia. 884 million people around the world still suffer from a lack of access to drinking water.

Press Release 

Government of Canada Announces Continued Support of National Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative

Jul 28, 2010 - LONG PLAIN FIRST NATION, MANITOBA--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, today announced $110 million in funding over two years for the Aboriginal Diabetes Initiative (ADI) to continue addressing high rates of diabetes among Aboriginal people.