Liberal budget includes billions in new spending for Aboriginal Peoples – SooToday.com
OTTAWA — Billions in new spending will be directed toward aboriginal programs, including money for education, reserve water and child and family services, the Liberal government signalled in its budget released Tuesday.
The commitments are considered one of the central themes of the government’s first financial road map, with $8.4 billion earmarked over the next five years.
The spending also represents a significant increase over the investments that would have been made under the Kelowna Accord, Finance Minister Bill Morneau told a news conference before the budget was tabled in the House of Commons.
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde welcomed the budget, saying it marked a historic day.
