First Nations Financial Transparency Act
One of the first changes that Trudeau implemented was the elimination of the First Nations Financial Transparency Act.
I thought it was a great Act that kept not only Canadians, but First Nations people informed on what their councils were getting paid.
This story reared its ugly head again in March 2018.
When I have more time I will add related articles. If you have any links please send them to me via twitter. @animallama
First Nations Financial Transparency Act
https://www.aadnc-aandc.gc.ca/eng/1322056355024/1322060287419
December 11 2014
SOME OF THE HIGHER CHIEF AND COUNCIL PAY NUMBERS WE'VE SEEN...
https://www.taxpayer.com/blog/some-of-the-higher-chief-and-council-pay-numbers-we-ve-seen
December 4 2011
The real math behind Attawapiskat's $90 million
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/brett-hodnett-the-real-math-behind-attawapiskats-90-million
January 9 2013
Theresa Spence, living it up
https://www.stephentaylor.ca/2013/01/10/theresa-spence-living-it-up/
January 23 2013
The scandals of Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDa8YDb3Ag4&feature=youtu.be
September 12 2014
Lubicon chief collected $1.5M, while community had no running water: audit
December 24 2015
The Transparency Act is one Harper law Trudeau should have left alone
October 14 2016
Samson Cree members demand audit of chief and council
January 4 2017
Fewer First Nations disclosed financial data after PM suspended key accountability measure
July 11 2017
this-first-nations-woman-refuses-to-let-ottawa-help-hide-her-bands-finances
November 22 2017
enough-is-enough-chiefs-uncle-takes-first-nation-to-court-over-lack-of-financial-disclosures
February 4 2018
Grassroots First Nations whistleblowers need accountability protections
March 28 2018
Trudeau’s Gutting Of First Nations Financial Transparency Act Leads To Financial Chaos: “Nobody Knows Where The Money Is Going.”
May 11 2018
Attawapiskat audit raises questions about millions in spending
July 16 2018
From casinos to cannabis: how a tiny First Nation forged a big business empire https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/madawaska-maliseet-first-nation-grey-rock-edmundston-1.4740931
July 9 2019
Almost half of Status First Nations children live in poverty, study finds https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2019/07/09/almost-half-of-status-first-nations-children-live-in-poverty-study-finds.html
July 30 2019
Hunger strike ends in Attawapiskat after Ottawa, Ontario sign off on task force
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/attawapiskat-hunger-strike-ends-1.5230600
January on.
Native protest and blockades.
See Jonathan Wilkinson Climate Ken Page 1
February 7 2020 Diane Francis: The federal government has abrogated its responsibility to hold First Nations accountable
March 1 2020
THE REAL STORY: Many Say The ‘Chief Woos’ Negotiating With The Liberals Has A Title That Was Stripped From The Real Chief Woos – A Woman Who Supports The Coastal GasLink Pipeline https://www.spencerfernando.com/2020/03/01/the-real-story-many-say-the-chief-woos-negotiating-with-the-liberals-has-a-title-that-was-stripped-from-the-real-chief-woos-a-woman-who-supports-the-coastal-gaslink-pipeline/
March 5 2020
Cabinet approves $240M Mohawk settlement for 132-year-old land claim https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/mohawk-settlement-240-million-1.5487814
March 6 2020
EXCLUSIVE: Radical Wet’suwet’en Chief Frank Alec beats wife, negotiates with feds https://www.rebelnews.com/exclusive_radical_wet_suwet_en_chief_frank_alec_beats_wife_negotiates_with_feds
March 10 2020 Pipeline project was 'hijacked' by 'group of five guys,' former Wet’suwet’en hereditary chief tells MPs https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/pipeline-project-was-hijacked-by-group-of-five-guys-former-wetsuweten-hereditary-chief-tells-mps