Remove 2% cap on funding for on reserve programs: committee – CBC
‘Embarrassing that we have a population in Canada living in third-world conditions,’ says Carolyn Bennett
Jun 24, 2015
The Aboriginal Affairs department should remove the two per cent cap on annual funding increases for reserve programs and services, a Senate committee recommended Tuesday.
In its findings, the Standing Senate Committee on Aboriginal Peoples said reserve funding needs to account for inflation in First Nations communities and the growing aboriginal population.
Aboriginal people remain the fastest-growing population in Canada.
