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A legal review commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations is warning a $47.8-billion deal to reform the First Nations child welfare system could be moot if there’s a change in government in the upcoming year.
The agreement was struck in July after decades of advocacy and litigation from First Nations and experts seeking to redress discrimination against First Nations children who were torn from their families and placed in foster care.
The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal had ordered Canada to come to an agreement with First Nations.
When chiefs voted against the proposed deal at a special assembly in October, it left the AFN scrambling to figure out what happens next. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu has repeatedly expressed her disappointment with the deal not moving forward, and said Tuesday her government is …
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