The Nishnawbe Aski Nation has a new ally on its side on the health care front.
Former Liberal Indigenous Services minister Jane Philpott has been named a special adviser in health care for NAN.
Philpott says she’s delighted to be invited to the portfolio and support the critical work of health transformation in northwestern Ontario First Nations communities.
She says amazing progress on improved health care services is already well underway in the north under the leadership of many Indigenous leaders.
Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler says “Philpott has always been a strong ally to NAN, and having an opportunity to continue to develop this relationship through Health Transformation is very exciting for us.”
Philpott resigned from cabinet over the government’s handling of the SNC-Lavalin scandal and eventually lost her Toronto-area seat in the recent federal election.
