Perry Bellegarde, national chief, calls on government to meet obligations to First Nations – CBC
‘We still have boil-water advisories, we still have huge housing needs,’ says Assembly of First Nations head
Jun 06, 2015
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says the government needs to meet its financial obligations to First Nations people after CBC News learned of a $1 billion spending shortfall in Aboriginal Affairs over five years.
“I think it shows that the Crown is failing to meet its fiduciary obligations to First Nations people, and basically, fundamental human rights needs are not being met,” Perry Bellegarde told CBC on Saturday.
“We still have boil-water advisories, we still have huge housing needs, and so if the money was there it should be allocated and spent…to close the gap that exists.”
