Funding, partnership needs to come before any new First Nations education bill: Bellegarde

Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says any First Nations federal legislation can’t be unilateral legislation and says he wants to get the process, partnership and the relationship right first.

With the controversial Bill C-33, the First Nations Control of First Nations Education Act, off the table, the next government will first have to work towards closing the funding gap and work collaboratively with First Nations leadership to jointly arrive at a plan for education reform bef...

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