The deadline for Ottawa to meet its own target of reducing tuberculosis rates by 50 per cent
in Inuit communities is fast approaching, but the government admits there is a “risk” it
won’t be met in some regions amid disease outbreaks in several Northern communities.
“It is not feasible,” said Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Natan Obed of the
government’s targets. “There are already outbreaks in Nunavik—in northern Quebec—and
also in Nunavut, that would make it impossible for us to reach those targets.”
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Publication Name
Hill Times
Author
Eleanor Wand
Publication Date
September 4, 2025
