Brian Giesbrecht: Canada’s Indigenous Model Is Unsustainable

A burned-out house in St. Theresa Point First Nation, Man., in January 2011. A former band constable who rescued a toddler from a burning home on the reserve says he’s haunted by a baby he wasn’t able to save who perished in the fire. The Canadian Press/HO, RCMP via Manitoba Law Courts

Commentary

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux recently pointed out the significant rise in Canada’s contingent liabilities related to indigenous claims. Today’s estimated $76 billion is many times the $15 billion it was when the Liberals took power in 2015.