Archive - Jun 16, 2014
Government cutting funding for First Nations children to pay for other promised programs
June 16, 2014 - 9:04pm | by brianbeatonChief, Whitefish River First Nation - CHIEF SHINING TURTLE
Don't Cut Funding For First Nations Children
Posted: 05/22/2014
The federal government's department of Aboriginal Affairs (AANDC) has informed 133 Ontario First Nations that it is cutting the National Child Benefit Reinvestment fund by over 50 per cent. The cut is scheduled to take effect in the current proposal cycle, 2014-15.