First Nations revenue sharing must be priority for Ottawa, panel argues – CBC
Report also recommends First Nations be involved in planning, design, management and ownership
Mar 03, 2015
A joint First Nations and federal government working group on natural resources has issued its final report, urging Canada to make resource revenue sharing a priority going forward.
The panel identifies the sharing of resource revenue as the best means of eliminating socio-economic disparities.
“It is a national disgrace that we have deplorable living conditions and social conditions on so many First Nations,” working group co-chair Douglas Turnbull said. “The opportunity to get it right, to use the wealth and prosperity that will accrue from these big projects … is an opportunity we just can’t squander.
