Child welfare reform deal presents a fork in the road to reconciliation

While a positive outcome for the First Nations child welfare agreement is not assured, it’s an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed.

The nearly $50-billion settlement is the first major achievement of National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak’s term as head of the Assembly of First Nations, and potentially one of the most consequential developments in Canadian public policy in 50 years, writes Ken Coates.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY KEN COATES

August 26, 2024

The Indigenous policy revolution in Canada is near the take-off point. The rather unpoetic Agreement on Long-Term Reform on the First Nations Child and Family Services Program has the potential to transform governance as it currently operates.

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