First Nations chiefs are gathered in Calgary today as they prepare to vote on a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement with Ottawa.An attendee walks past a banner at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Montreal, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. /The Canadian PressPhoto by Christinne Muschi

AFN head urges support for child welfare deal, says they won’t get better from Tories

by · Calgary Herald

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to vote in favour of a landmark child welfare deal, saying she doesn’t think a better agreement would be possible under a different federal government.

Some chiefs, meanwhile, are campaigning to vote down the $47.8-billion child welfare reform agreement at an assembly in Calgary this week.