National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak gives her opening address at the Assembly of First Nations annual general assembly in Montreal, Tuesday, July 9, 2024. /The Canadian PressPhoto by Christinne Muschi

AFN vote on $47.8B child welfare reform deal doesn’t pass after lengthy debate

At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against it after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against it

by · Calgary Herald

OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs have voted to reject a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal, reached in July with the Canadian government.

At a special chiefs assembly in Calgary hosted by the Assembly of First Nations, 267 out of 414 chiefs voted against a resolution in support of the deal after a lengthy debate that at points was emotionally charged as they argued either for or against it.