“I want the Minister to praise a decision that gives more power to Ontario native bands.”
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A discussion about Indigenous child and family services in Ontario. The Liberals praised the work of First Nations leaders and communities in taking control of their own child welfare systems, and highlighted a recent agreement giving Ontario First Nations jurisdiction over child and family services.
“I want to give billions of taxpayer dollars to native bands to run their own services for their own children. I think this is the right thing to do and I want taxpayers to keep paying for it.”