Finance Minister Bill Morneau characterized the $4.5 million in new spending on Indigenous affairs as a continuation of the government’s work since the 2015 election
The federal government is targeting boil-water advisories, services for children and Indigenous languages in its pre-election budget — tangible files where the Liberals hope to make progress in advancing reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
Morneau pointed out that the government spent $11 billion on Indigenous peoples in 2015, which it pledges to increase to more than $17 billion in 2021. The government is also making a large commitment to preserving Indigenous languages, with nearly $338 million over five years set aside for language revitalization projects and for the creation of the Office of the Commissioner of Indigenous Languages. The office is a key component of new Indigenous languages legislation tabled last month in the House of Commons.
That same Royal Commission also recommended that the more than 600 First Nation bands across Canada be allowed to organize into larger nations, as a means of helping Indigenous communities take jurisdiction over their own programs. This was a key component of the government’s proposed recognition of rights framework, which Trudeau announced to much fanfare in the House of Commons in February 2018.
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