{"id":45831,"date":"2026-04-09T15:30:06","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45831"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:30:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:30:06","slug":"canadian-lawmaker-despairs-at-fate-of-mmiwg2slgbtqqia-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=45831","title":{"rendered":"Canadian Lawmaker Despairs at Fate of &#8216;MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+&#8217; People"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Leaders of several Canadian indigenous organizations gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to voice their concern at the sunsetting of federal funding for some organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Self-identifying socialist Leah Gazan (New Democratic Party MP) specifically outlined who she thought was most impacted by Canada\u2019s 2026 Budget which sliced some $7B from Indigenous Services Canada and Crown Indigenous relations.<\/p>\n<p>She despaired at what she claimed is the \u201cabhorrent\u201d and \u201ccallous\u201d treatment of Canada\u2019s indigenous people generally, before focussing in on others.:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey provided $0 to deal with the ongoing genocide of MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. Rates of violence are increasing, and the PM is turning a blind eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/t\/assets\/html\/tweet-5.html#2041935722140332120\" data-btlnk=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/junonewscom\/status\/2041935722140332120\" class=\"bnn-if-tweet\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"260\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In a media <a href=\"https:\/\/lethbridgenewsnow.com\/2026\/04\/08\/indigenous-womens-groups-urge-funding-to-limit-risks-to-safety-prosperity\/\">statement<\/a>, a spokesperson for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Rebecca Alty countered by saying the government takes the crisis of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls seriously.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a9d-pre\">\u201cFunding discussions are ongoing and are in no way impacted by the government\u2019s comprehensive expenditure review,\u201d wrote spokesperson Alec Wilson.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a9d\"\/>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"\/>\n<p>He pointed to an interim funding agreement between the federal government and Anderson-Pyrz\u2019s organization and said the government \u201cinvited\u201d the group to submit a three-year funding proposal.<\/p>\n<p>Wilson clearly thought discretion the better part of valor and made no attempt to directly address or unpack MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ and what \u2013 if anything \u2013 it stands for.<\/p>\n<h5><em><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Follow Simon Kent on Twitter:<\/span> <a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SunSimonKent\" data-show-count=\"false\">Follow @SunSimonKent<\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">or e-mail to: skent@breitbart.com<\/span><br \/><\/em><\/h5>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/europe\/2026\/04\/09\/watch-canadian-lawmaker-despairs-at-fate-of-mmiwg2slgbtqqia-people\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Leaders of several Canadian indigenous organizations gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to voice their concern at the sunsetting of federal funding for some organizations. 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