Juno News - Most Alberta First Nations have ceased publicly publishing financial audits

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13 of Alberta s 44 First Nation bands have not filed an audited financial statement since at least the 2020- 2021 fiscal year, and some haven t filed one since 2014 to 2015. However, according to a recent poll, 80% of Canadians support disclosure of First Nation spending.

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00:00:00.000 The CBC would never tell you this.

00:00:02.040 Most Alberta First Nations haven't filed audits in years.

00:00:05.860 This is all because the Trudeau government announced in 2015

00:00:08.760 it would no longer enforce the First Nations Financial Transparency Act

00:00:12.700 because they called it racist.

00:00:14.480 So we have no idea how all of the money they receive is even being used.

00:00:19.180 And what's really interesting is that some councillors are making more money

00:00:23.160 than the Prime Minister according to leaked documents from Colin Craig.

00:00:26.720 This is one example right here where a chief made over $900,000 in a single year,

00:00:31.760 including a bonus he paid himself for negotiating a real estate deal.

00:00:35.540 Now, according to federal records, 13 of Alberta's 44 First Nation bands have not posted an audited

00:00:41.780 financial statement since at least the 2020-2021 fiscal year, and some haven't posted since 2014

00:00:49.820 to 2015, and a few bands have never filed an audit. However, according to this poll in August,

00:00:56.240 80% of Canadians support disclosure of First Nation spending. Do you agree with the Trudeau

00:01:02.240 government's 2015 decision? Leave a comment. As well, like, follow, and share this video to help

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Juno News - August 27, 2025

Most Alberta First Nations have ceased publicly publishing financial audits

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