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AFN report says $350B needed for housing, infrastructure (aptnnews.ca)
A new report from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) says $349.2 billion is needed to fix housing and other infrastructure after decades of “underfunding, failed fiduciary duties...
Read the story on APTN News... Indigenous communities across Canada 'can’t catch up' thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap (thestar.com)
Ottawa has pledged to close the infrastructure gap by 2030. An official said decades of underfunding means Canada has bills “yet to be paid.”
Read the Story on The Toronto StarFirst Nations infrastructure gap widens to $349B despite federal government vow to close it (nationalpost.com)
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to close the infrastructure gap by 2030, but the federal auditor general concluded earlier this year that it's only getting wider
Read the Story in The National Post$349B needed now to close infrastructure gap by 2030, Assembly of First Nations says in report (cbc.ca)
On-reserve infrastructure gap to top $500B by 2040 if federal government doesn't act: national chief
Read the Story on CBCPay now or pay more later to prepare First Nations for climate emergencies (nationalobserver.com)
The price of doing nothing to adapt First Nation infrastructure to climate change will result in high costs for recovery, losses and redevelopment...
Read the Story on Canada’s National ObserverAssembly of First Nations says $349-billion is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030 (theglobeandmail.com)
Decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have already left a $349-billion infrastructure gap on First Nations that will get increasingly worse without immediate investments...
Read the Story on The Globe and Mail... Indigenous communities across Canada 'can’t catch up' thanks to staggering $349B infrastructure gap (utoronto.ca)
It will take nearly $59 billion to bring infrastructure in Cat Lake and other Ontario First Nations’ communities in line with the rest of the country by 2030...
Read the Story on Investigative Journalism BureauAssembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030 (citynews.ca)
Decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have already left a $349-billion infrastructure gap on First Nations that will get increasingly worse without immediate investments...
Read the Story on CityNewsAssembly of First Nations says $349 billion is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030 (nnsl.com)
The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap.
Read the Story on NNSL MediaAssembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030 (biv.com)
Decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have already left a $349-billion infrastructure gap on First Nations that will get increasingly worse without immediate investments...
Read the Story on Business in Vancouver NewsAssembly of First Nations says $349B is needed to close infrastructure gap by 2030 (ctvnews.ca)
The Assembly of First Nations says decades of underfunding and failed fiduciary duties have created a $349-billion infrastructure gap.
Read the Story on CTV NewsFederal budget lemons opportunity to innovate in Canada’s infrastructure sector (constructionconnect.com)
The expected squeeze on the federal government’s desire and ability to fund public infrastructure has materialized, despite promises made last spring that it would unveil a new long-term...
Read the Story on Journal of CommerceThere is an innovative way for First Nations to raise the billions of dollars needed for housing, water, health care, schools and telecom...
Through debentures, the First Nations Finance Authority can leverage capital markets. It’s the same process used by municipalities and provinces and it makes taxpayer funds go a lot farther.
Read the Story on The Toronto Star