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By Alex Murray Writer Closing the First Nations housing and infrastructure gap in Canada could cost over $177 billion according to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Newfoundland Regional Chief. Chief Brendan Mitchell announced the staggering figure to chiefs from across the country during a housing plenary session on Day 2 of the 2026 AFN Annual General Assembly. Mitchell said if something doesn\u2019t change, that number is only going to balloon to an even more enormous number. \u201cMy personal view is this: if the gap is $177.1 billion today, which represents this much space, by 2040 our gap is going to be this wide,\u201d Mitchell said as he spread his hands as far apart as he could to illustrate his point. \u201cWe\u2019re not doing enough about it fast enough to… <\/p>\n

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By Alex Murray Writer Closing the First Nations housing and infrastructure gap in Canada could cost over $177 billion according to the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Newfoundland Regional Chief. Chief Brendan Mitchell announced the staggering figure to chiefs from across the country during a housing plenary session on Day 2 of the 2026 AFN Annual General Assembly. Mitchell said if something doesn\u2019t change, that number is only going to balloon to an even more enormous number. \u201cMy personal view is this: if the gap is $177.1 billion today, which represents this much space, by 2040 our gap is going to be this wide,\u201d Mitchell said as he spread his hands as far apart as he could to illustrate his point. \u201cWe\u2019re not doing enough about it fast enough to... <\/p>\n

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