AFN national chief welcomes Chrystia Freeland, Canada’s first female “sooneeyow oogeemau”
“We need a finance minister that’s going to be there for the long term”
Bill Morneau
Feds promise $4.5B in new spending on Indigenous peoples in pre-election budget
The federal Liberals are promising to spend $4.5 billion in new money over five years…
Trans Mountain fight will be bigger than Clayoquot Sound says environmentalist
Outrage over the federal government’s purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline could fuel protests, bigger than those over logging in Clayoquot Sound, says a prominent environmentalist.
Feds pipeline purchase helps some Indigenous leaders, worries others
“First Nations could own a pipeline.”
Feds explore buying Trans Mountain; decision from Morneau coming Tuesday
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will announce as early as Tuesday morning where the government plans to go with Kinder Morgan to ensure the controversial Trans Mountain pipeline expansion will be built.
AFN, ITK have big expectations for Federal #Budget2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau told the House of Commons Tuesday that he will deliver the federal budget March 22.
Last year, Morneau and the Liberals put up $8.4 billion over five years towards mostly First Nation on reserve programs.
Federal Liberals promising big things in upcoming budget
APTN National News The federal finance minister says the Liberal government’s commitments to helping Aboriginal communities…