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The province promised to fully implement Jordan’s Principle Thursday as part of its plan to repair Alberta’s child intervention system.

“For First Nations families here in Alberta right now who are facing chronic health problems that aren’t life-threatening but could have enormous impacts on the quality of their life, this is going to be a tremendous relief,” said Children’s Services Minister Danielle Larivee in an interview.

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Jordan’s Principle is the concept that a First Nations child should be provided services they need without delay, and any uncertainty over who should pay is resolved later. Requests can range from speech therapy to mental health services to medical equipment.

“The right thing to do is to make sure there’s no gap in services,” Larivee said.

She signed a memorandum of understanding with federal Minister of Indigenous Services Jane Philpott and 11 First Nation chiefs representing the First Nations Health Consortium Thursday to cement the policy.