Conservatives ‘throw stones in a glass house’ on First Nations transparency, chief says – CBC
Aug 05, 2015
‘It’s like a boomerang, it’s going to come back to them,” Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day says
The majority of First Nations in Ontario did not meet last week’s deadline for filing their financial statements, according to the federal government’s website.
Under the First Nations Financial Transparency Act, First Nations have to submit to the Canadian government their audited financial statements for the past fiscal year, including the salaries and expenses of their chiefs and councillors.
Last year, the first year the law was in effect, 98 per cent of First Nations complied. But this year, many communities are choosing to resist, according to Ontario Regional Chief Isadore Day.
