Aboriginal Affairs spending on legal fees outpaces northern food subsidy: Nunavut MLA

APTN National News
A member of Nunavut’s legislature is questioning how Canada’s department of Aboriginal Affairs is spending its money.

MLA Ron Elliott pointed out the fact that while Aboriginal Affairs spends $55 million a year on the Nutrition North Food subsidy, the department is spending twice as much on legal fees in the region.

Elliott says that is hard to swallow.

 

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