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Phil Fontaine

Phil Fontaine is president of Indigenous Roots and is the former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Opinion | BY PHIL FONTAINE | June 5, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a rally for missing and murdered indigenous women on Oct. 2, 2016. With the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program from Health Canada, some 824,033 indigenous peoples are eligible for coverage, however, the coverage is limited compared to the insurance provided to veterans, writes Phil Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY PHIL FONTAINE | June 5, 2017
Opinion | BY PHIL FONTAINE | June 5, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured at a rally for missing and murdered indigenous women on Oct. 2, 2016. With the Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program from Health Canada, some 824,033 indigenous peoples are eligible for coverage, however, the coverage is limited compared to the insurance provided to veterans, writes Phil Fontaine. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright