OTTAWA—The federal government has not come through on its commitments to improve living conditions aboriginal reserves, where things have gotten worse over the past decade, says a report from the auditor general.
“I am disappointed that conditions on reserves have worsened and are well below the national average,” interim Auditor General John Wiersema told a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday.
The report tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday morning revisited earlier investigations into living conditions on First Nations reserves — where services provided by provinces or municipalities in the rest of the country are under the sole jurisdiction of Ottawa — and found that many key recommendations had still not been satisfactorily implemented.
Continuing problems include a growing housing shortage, mould in the housing that is there, access to safe drinking water, a high level of high school dropouts among First Nations children living on reserves, and a lack of culturally appropriate child and family services.
The report urges both Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and First Nations communities to come up with new ways to deal with the issues, including rethinking funding arrangements and choosing legislation over policy.
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Source: Toronto Star
“I am disappointed that conditions on reserves have worsened and are well below the national average,” interim Auditor General John Wiersema told a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday.
The report tabled in the House of Commons on Thursday morning revisited earlier investigations into living conditions on First Nations reserves — where services provided by provinces or municipalities in the rest of the country are under the sole jurisdiction of Ottawa — and found that many key recommendations had still not been satisfactorily implemented.
Continuing problems include a growing housing shortage, mould in the housing that is there, access to safe drinking water, a high level of high school dropouts among First Nations children living on reserves, and a lack of culturally appropriate child and family services.
The report urges both Indian and Northern Affairs Canada and First Nations communities to come up with new ways to deal with the issues, including rethinking funding arrangements and choosing legislation over policy.
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Source: Toronto Star
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