Most Alberta First Nations have ceased publicly publishing financial audits
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Summary
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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Most Alberta First Nations haven't filed audits in years.
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This is all because the Trudeau government announced in 2015
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it would no longer enforce the First Nations Financial Transparency Act
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So we have no idea how all of the money they receive is even being used.
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And what's really interesting is that some councillors are making more money
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than the Prime Minister according to leaked documents from Colin Craig.
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This is one example right here where a chief made over $900,000 in a single year,
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including a bonus he paid himself for negotiating a real estate deal.
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Now, according to federal records, 13 of Alberta's 44 First Nation bands have not posted an audited
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financial statement since at least the 2020-2021 fiscal year, and some haven't posted since 2014
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to 2015, and a few bands have never filed an audit. However, according to this poll in August,
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80% of Canadians support disclosure of First Nation spending. Do you agree with the Trudeau
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government's 2015 decision? Leave a comment. As well, like, follow, and share this video to help
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