First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal reached with the Canadian government after a lengthy and emotionally charged debate.
An attendee walks past a banner at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Montreal, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne MuschiFirst Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government.
Chiefs and service providers critiqued the deal for months, saying it didn't go far enough to ensure the discrimination stops, and have blasted the federal government for what they say is its failure to consult with First Nations in negotiations. Cindy Blackstock, executive director of the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, which helped bring forward the initial human rights complaint, said before the vote that chiefs can do better than the deal that's been reached, and that she cannot endorse it.
The federal government has a duty to consult with First Nations when its actions could affect their rights. Speaking through tears at the assembly earlier Thursday, Buffalo said she thought chiefs would vote down the deal she and others have worked on for years. She said kids would be left without protection if the deal was rejected.
"This is a once-in-a-childhood agreement, because if we take too long we're going to lose another generation," she said. With Halloween just around the corner, the Lethbridge Bulls staff have been hard at work getting Spitz Stadium ready for a different sort of fall classic.Lethbridge post-secondary schools are trying to navigate recent changes to the cap on international students, announced by the federal government in January.More than 600 students on the Piikani Nation will soon have a new space to learn after the federal government announced funding Thursday morning.B.C.
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