Nunavut is failing children in its care, MLA says after auditor general calls for action in report

A Nunavut MLA says the territory is abandoning children in its care, and that a lack of government resources is no excuse. 

The comments by Janet Pitsiulaaq Brewster, MLA for Iqaluit-Sinaa, come in response to a scathing report issued by Auditor General Karen Hogan on Tuesday.

That report found that the territory inadequately responded to reports of suspected harm to children in care, did not complete many investigations, did not sufficiently monitor the welfare of children in care, failed to meet obligations for the health and safety of employees, and could not provide accurate numbers of children in its care.

Pitsiulaaq Brewster said the first step the territory needs to