Six years after the Viens report documented the mistreatment of Indigenous people and issued 142 recommendations, an update looking into its implementation has found recent budget restrictions may lead to setbacks in putting in place several calls to action.

“It’s clear that with the financial envelopes that we heard that are not going to be continued. ... It leaves all these great initiatives in a precarious state,” said Assunta Gallo, deputy ombudsman in charge of users and special mandates.

On Thursday, she said the budget restrictions may even lead to certain positions, such as those of interpreters, being nixed.

The report published by Quebec ombudsman Marc-André Dowd, found issues with the government’s implementation of its new cultural sensitivity law. He also found language

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