Complying with Jordan’s Principle could cost feds $15-billion, says PBO

The fight to have Ottawa recognize Jordan’s Principle in its compensation model to First Nation children has stretched back years.

A new report by Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in September 2020, and his office predicts that under the new cost estimate, Ottawa could cover 90,000 more children on top of the 13,000 who were initially eligible to be compensated.Screen capture via ParlVu

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BY PALAK MANGAT

February 23, 2021

Canada’s budget watchdog says it could cost Ottawa $15-billion to comply with a human rights tribunal ruling ordering the government to compensate First Nation children impacted by the child welfare system who experienced delays or denials in services.

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