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Indigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education
Funding freeze imposes a two percent cut on Indigenous health and treaty services, risking termination of key reconciliation programs after spring 2026, Indigenous leaders warn.
- The federal budget froze annual base funding for Indigenous health and social services and treaty work, which Ottawa says amounts to a two per cent cut while most federal agencies face a 15 per cent cut.
- The budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026, prompting fears they could be terminated or face massive cuts, while an annex 'Indigenous Reconciliation' chart showed many programs topped up for this year only.
- Despite praising Arctic investments, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami warned the budget omits funding for tuberculosis elimination in the North and the Inuit Child First Initiative sunsets in March without renewal.
- Urban Programming for Indigenous Peoples got no new money and will expire in spring 2026, the National Association of Friendship Centres warned core services are at risk, while Mandy Gull‑Masty said the government plans to modernize delivery of sunsetting programs.
- Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said she will ask the Prime Minister's Office what is being cut, amid concerns over the budget's impacts, while the Manitoba Métis Federation welcomed some pledges.
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Indigenous leaders decry budget’s lack of money for key reconciliation programs
Indigenous leaders are concerned after this year’s federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026. Programs covering education, health and urban Indigenous friendship centres are running out of money, prompting fears they could be terminated or face massive cuts.
·Canada
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Some Aboriginal leaders claim that the federal budget presented on Tuesday does not provide for the necessary investments in health and education that their communities sorely need.
·Montreal, Canada
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