The speech-language pathologists told CBC News it can take even longer for the department to pay for their services. Rachel Pessah, owner of Bright Spot Therapy Services in Timmins, Ont., suspended services for 22 First Nations children this month. (Rachel Pessah/supplied)Gail Tippeneskum’s six-year-old daughter Olivia — one of Pessah’s clients — can’t access speech therapy sessions until ISC pays Bright Spot Therapy Services. (Crystal Jacobs/Supplied)Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu said Thursday she would commit to a review of the federal government’s application of Jordan’s Principle. “We want to see them kind of unwind the red tape around Jordan’s Principle,” Blackstock said.

Source: CBC News January 15, 2022 23:11 UTC