Indigenous people should look beyond specific section in economic statement: Minister
Gull-Masty said most of the money was already announced and that a spending review is underway before more Indigenous funding is set out.
- On Wednesday, Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty defended the federal government's spring economic update, urging Indigenous Peoples to look beyond sections specifically labeled for them to identify broader investments.
- While the document promises $4.3 billion for First Nations education, Inuit food security, and Indigenous child welfare, communities remain concerned about missing allocations, including clean water funding that persisted from last year.
- First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak criticized the lack of specific carve-outs, arguing that "Canada's proposed path to building 'Canada strong' does not appear to involve First Nations."
- Seeking to move past political games, the government promised to introduce legislation this spring, with Gull-Masty noting she is "in the queue waiting for legislation."
- Establishing clear accountability standards for major projects remains a priority, as the government works to incorporate the reality of what it means to be Indigenous in this country.
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The Minister of Aboriginal Services, Mandy Gull-Masty, defends the lack of Aboriginal-specific funding in the economic update.
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Indigenous people should look beyond specific section in economic statement: Minister
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty is defending the government's spring economic update's lack of Indigenous-specific funding.
Lower deficit and increased revenues highlight economic statement
OTTAWA—It is spring economic statement time for the federal government, the first economic update for the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney and his newly minted majority government. The economic update provides a snapshot of federal finances since the November federal budget—this year the tables are turned on timing, as budgets usually come out in the spring and updates in the fall.The update shows a lower than anticipated deficit. The No…
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