Political will is needed if we are to close the Indigenous infrastructure gap

The Indigenous infrastructure gap is not new, and there is no one-size-fits-all solution.

First Nations elders watch the Canada Day festivities in Calgary, Alta., in 2022. There is a significant infrastructure gap between Indigenous people and the rest of Canada, and the 2023 federal budget 'is substantial, but falls extremely short of an answer,' writes PSG Senator Brian Francis.Photograph courtesy of Commons Wikipedia

Opinion

BY PSG SENATOR BRIAN FRANCIS

April 17, 2023

There is a significant infrastructure gap between Indigenous people and the rest of Canada (which recent estimates for First Nations suggest is at $349.2-billion and growing each day).

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