Ontario: Piecemeal Approach Entrenches Poverty - Anishinabek

Ontario: Piecemeal Approach Entrenches Poverty - Anishinabek   The Harper government’s March 29 budget looks like more of a piecemeal approach to dealing with First Nations issues that contributes to the entrenchment of poverty, poor health, and underemployment in Anishinabek Nation communities, says Lake Huron Regional Grand Chief Isadore Day.   “While a federal budget allocation of $275 million over three years for First Nations education is a good step in the right direction, the...

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