Ottawa is submitting a plan to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to provide more than $35.5 billion in funding to reform the First Nations child welfare program.
The federal government is proposing to provide $35.5 billion to 2033–34 to reform the First Nations Child and Family Services (FNCFS) program, as well as an ongoing commitment of $4.4 billion annually after that “to make sure First Nations children and families—now and in the future—have sustainable resources,” Indigenous Services Canada said in a Dec. 22 news release.
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty called the proposal a “historic turning point” for First Nations children, noting governments have “failed” them for decades….