OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap.
The assembly says the gap desperately needs to be closed and is calling on the federal government for help in doing so.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to close the infrastructure gap by 2030, but the federal auditor general concluded earlier this year that it's only getting wider.
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