Archive - Nov 8, 2007

Harper government continues to block post-secondary access for First Nation students

From Winnipeg Free Press ...

Fontaine slams education underfunding
By Nick Martin - Nov 7, 2007

Canada is denying 10,000 aboriginal young people a post-secondary education because of federal underfunding, Grand Chief Phil Fontaine of the Assembly of First Nations said this morning.

"Young people are being shortchanged. It's not fair in a country as rich as Canada is.