Speakur

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jordan's principle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables
jor-dan's prin-ci-ple
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.

Canadian usage

Etymology

It was established in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who suffered from Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome.

Usage

Questions

What does jordan's principle mean?
The principle that the government or department that first receives a request to pay for a service for a First Nations child must pay for the service and resolve jurisdictional issues only thereafter.
Where does jordan's principle come from?
It was established in response to the death of Jordan River Anderson, a child from Norway House Cree Nation who suffered from Carey Fineman Ziter syndrome.

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