First Nations claims process slow and ineffective; information on progress ‘incomplete,’ says AG

Public reports from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada exclude some 'negative results' of the claims process, says the auditor general's office.

Auditor General Michael Ferguson, whose office tabled a report Tuesday lambasting the federal government's handling of the First Nations land claims, says that the past decade of auditor general reports show that government programs have 'failed to effectively serve Canada’s indigenous peoples.'

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

November 30, 2016

Reforms to the First Nations land claims management process have created additional barriers to reaching settlements, while incomplete reporting and sparse information have left Canadians and Parliamentarians in the dark, according to a new report from the auditor gen...

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