In the lead-up to the 2019 federal election, the Canadian “promise machine” is running at full tilt. All political parties are engaging in the routine exercise of enticing voters with their tax money, promising major investments and new programs.
Indigenous people in Canada have lived for generations in this fuzzy world of political promises and implementation challenges. Communities have received many billions of dollars in infrastructure investments and program spending without seeing the related improvements in quality of life and economic opportunities. The need for equity of services between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations is a critical element of the reconciliation future.
