More than 800 new registrants enrolled over the year in the Indigenous Business Directory, a database of companies eligible to participate in Ottawa’s procurement strategy for expanding the Indigenous economy. That jump,
But the federal government is now pledging to review its approach to such contracting incentives in response to concerns from some Indigenous groups. In reports and interviews, they have outlined a series of issues related to a lack of oversight and scrutiny when it comes to which companies are eligible and whether the strategy’s requirements to employ Indigenous workers are actually enforced.
Tamara Alrifai, a spokeswoman for UNRWA, told The Globe and Mail that the Rafah crossing was closed and almost no aid was coming into Gaza. Over two million people are living in dire humanitarian conditions in the enclave.into Gaza, another key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid, which was closed over the weekend after a Hamas rocket attack killed four Israeli soldiers nearby.