Crown-Indigenous Relations departmental plan raises questions about role in Liberals’ major projects push

The three-year plan outlines an expected 40 per cent drop in spending by 2027-28, including 200 full-time staff.

The departmental plan for Crown-Indigenous Relations, headed by Minister Rebecca Alty, is just ‘status quo,’ according to one expert, who says the document should have addressed the government’s plans to build projects in the ‘national interest.’ The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY ELEANOR WAND

August 1, 2025

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada is expecting to lower spending by 40 per cent over the next three years, reaching $5.5-billion by 2027-28, according to this year’s

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