Not everyone is happy with the agreement but that didn't stop First Nations chiefs from voting for it overwhelmingly.
After two days of lengthy and contentious discussions in Toronto, Ontario's First Nations have ratified a $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa, which has been in the works since 2016.
These criticisms did not stop Ontario First Nations leaders from voting overwhelmingly to approve the agreement on Thursday, with 62 chiefs voting in favour, three against, and one abstention. Ontario Regional Chief Abram Benedict also noted that because the agreement stems from a 2016 merits decision of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, in which NAN and COO were interveners, the scope of what the deal could cover was limited to issues considered by the tribunal.
What's next for child welfare Despite the acknowledged problems with child welfare on reserves resulting from underfunding, the province is not including Ontario's 13 Indigenous agencies in its audit of child welfare agencies. "They have not been supportive of our communities one bit, and the action of the Ontario government to audit some of these institutions is, unfortunately, not surprising," said Benedict.
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