The Canadian government says it has signed a $15.6 billion agreement to compensate First Nations families harmed by chronic underfunding of child welfare. The government's Indigenous agency says the settlement is the largest in Canadian history.
Indigenous Services Canada, a government agency, said the settlement is the largest in Canadian history.
The settlement accounts for half of an overall $40 billion deal that aims to reform Canada’s child welfare system, including five-year funding for the First Nations Child and Family Services program.ADVERTISEMENT``And after three decades of advocacy and months of negotiations, I’m proud to say on behalf the AFN that we have reached another historic milestone for our children and their families,” she said in a statement.
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