Are First Nations reserves in trouble? The recent coverage of northern Ontarios Attawapiskat reserve and its squalid conditions suggest the answer is yes. So too Ottawas decision to put Attawapiskat band finances under third-party control.
first nations
November 28, 2011
2:00AM
The federal government spends almost $12-billion annually on aboriginal matters, with much of it transferred to First Nations for governance, education, infrastructure and income assistance. That figure doesnt include spending by other levels of government, but given the amount of just federal tax dollars at stake, Ottawas new legislation to require transparency and accountability on reserves makes eminent sense.