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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...

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... 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.”

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First 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

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$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

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Pay 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...

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Assembly 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...

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... 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...

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Assembly 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...

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Assembly 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.

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Assembly 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...

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Assembly 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.

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Federal 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...

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There 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.

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