By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News \u00a0First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges Indigenous communities, providing nowhere near enough funding to fulfil Canada\u2019s Treaty obligations. The budget \u2014 entitled Build Canada Strong \u2014 outlines $141 billion in new federal spending planned for the next five years, including $56 billion in military spending, which will be funded with $58 billion in cuts. A fact sheet from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) notes that the budget has no specific chapter on Indigenous investments, which it had in previous years. The budget \u201cwill continue the burdens of systemic harm and uncertainty for First Nations\u201d by leaving \u201ccritical services for our Peoples without the sustained funding… <\/p>\n
By Jeremy Appel, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Alberta Native News \u00a0First Nations leaders across Canada say that the 2025 federal budget delivered last week by Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne shortchanges Indigenous communities, providing nowhere near enough funding to fulfil Canada\u2019s Treaty obligations. The budget \u2014 entitled Build Canada Strong \u2014 outlines $141 billion in new federal spending planned for the next five years, including $56 billion in military spending, which will be funded with $58 billion in cuts. A fact sheet from the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) notes that the budget has no specific chapter on Indigenous investments, which it had in previous years. The budget \u201cwill continue the burdens of systemic harm and uncertainty for First Nations\u201d by leaving \u201ccritical services for our Peoples without the sustained funding... <\/p>\n