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.
"Without these funds, infrastructure that First Nation communities across the country depend on will continue to deteriorate at an alarming pace," the report says. 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.
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu, whose department helped pen the report, said Canada is still committed to closing infrastructure gaps in First Nations communities.
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