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Nova Scotia First Nation fights Ottawa over Jordan’s Principle to help disabled child

By Mark Blackburn
Aug 24, 2011

It is now a waiting game for the Pictou Landing band council and a mother of a severely disabled child in Nova Scotia.

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It is now a waiting game for the Pictou Landing band council and a mother of a severely disabled child in Nova Scotia.

They’ve filed an affidavit against the government seeking access to funds through Jordan’s Principle.

APTN National News reporter Taryn Della files a report on this journey for justice.

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