Bellegarde: Time for ‘proper’ talks with Ottawa on $1 billion available for First Nation education – APTN
April 21, 2015
OTTAWA—Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde said he wants to establish a “proper process” with Ottawa so First Nation students can finally benefit from the over billion dollars still available for on-reserve education.
Bellegarde said the federal 2015-2016 budget tabled Tuesday was “very thin” when it came to First Nation-specific funding. He said the budget failed to deliver any new investments in housing even as bands across the country face a 130,000 unit backlog. The national chief said he wanted to see money for potable water and to deal with the high number of children in the care of social services.
None of these issues found a mention in the budget.
