Federal funding for tuberculosis fight in the North remains uncertain, Inuit leader says

Natan Obed, president of the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, says 'as of this moment, the Government of Canada has not pledged to renew this funding, and until they do, I do not expect it.'

The head of the national organization representing Inuit says he has had no firm commitment from federal officials to renew funding to support the elimination of tuberculosis in Canada’s North – despite the government promising to eradicate it by 2030.

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed said in an interview that the issue was discussed at Monday’s Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee meeting, which gathers federal cabinet ministers and Inuit leadership regularly to discuss key priorities.

In 2018, the federal government and ITK pledged to reduce the incidence rates of active tuberculosis in Inuit N