Budget 2016: Housing
Budget delivers money for on-reserve housing.
Budget 2016
Budget 2016: Education
APTN National News Coming in at $2.6 billion, investing in First Nation education was by…
Federal Liberal budget failed First Nation children, families: Blackstock
On the surface, the Liberal budget commitment to invest $634.8 million for child welfare on reserves appears like a big figure, but scratch a little and a different reality emerges.
Budget 2016 falls short on Trudeau’s First Nation education promise
The federal budget spreads out the $2.6 billion for First Nation education over five years, with over half of the total, $1.4 billion, back-ended in the last two years.
Budget 2016: Trudeau Liberals blow 2 per cent cap with ‘unprecedented’ $8.4 billion investment
Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Liberal government began with Kelowna Accord as baseline for budget funding
As Trudeau promises “historic” First Nation investment on budget’s eve, a health crisis grips Kashechewan
Health Minister Jane Philpott says skin lesions not caused by contaminated water
Budget 2016 expectations: Nunavut residents seek relief from high food costs
Healthy food costs high in Nunavut
Budget 2016 expectations: Housing needs acute in the North
Northern families seeking housing help
Budget 2016 expectations: Indigenous communities left alone to deal with mental health crisis
What is abnormal to non-Indigenous communities has become the new normal for many Northern communities