"When the Budget was released, I was shocked to find out that Prime Minister Carney is cutting $7billion between Indigenous Services Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations. They provided $0 to deal with the ongoing genocide of MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+. This is abhorrent. This is callous."
"This is callous because the very liberal government that has stripped organizations of life-sustaining funding has now committed $13billion on military spending."
"Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) is a widely-used term in the US and Canada, and describes the ongoing epidemic of violence against indigenous women in those countries."
"According to surveys and reports, the homicide rate for indigenous women in Canada was almost six times higher than that for other women from 2001 to 2015."
Leah Gazan, a Canadian MP, used the acronym MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+ in a speech addressing $7 billion budget cuts to Indigenous services. This led to misinformation suggesting Canada officially updated its LGBTQ+ acronym. Gazan highlighted the lack of funding for addressing the genocide of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit individuals. She criticized the government for prioritizing military spending over Indigenous support. The MMIWG crisis reflects a significant issue in Canada, with Indigenous women facing disproportionately high homicide rates.
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