MONTREAL — The head of the Assembly of First Nations has informed chiefs that a draft deal with Ottawa on child-welfare reforms is worth $47.8 billion, a source who was in the room says — more than double what was initially promised.
National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak revealed that number to chiefs and their proxies on Tuesday afternoon, says the source, who was granted anonymity because they were not authorized to share the details publicly.
A spokesperson for Woodhouse Nepinak would not immediately offer a comment when asked to confirm the source's account and the $47.8-billion figure. The other $23 billion was set aside to compensate about 300,000 people harmed by a system that often placed kids in foster care instead of offering support to help families stay together.
She said Tuesday that calculations from experts suggested $57 billion was needed to fully fix the system over the next 10 years, not including capital investments. And she criticized Woodhouse Nepinak for keeping the latest offer secret.
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