We also want to address emergency management. Friendship centres play a critical role in evacuation, but the current system lacks coordination and is not consistently culturally safe.
In summary, our budget priorities include mental health and addictions, housing and homelessness, violence prevention and indigenous-led emergency management. Our message is simple: Friendship centres are indigenous-led solutions that improve outcomes and reduce costs for government and communities.
We have presented our submission to you for consideration.
Thank you.