Chiefs gather in Calgary to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform proposal

Leading child advocate Cindy Blackstock is recommending against a 10-year, $47.8-billion proposal to reform the First Nations child and family services, as chiefs from across Canada gather in Calgary to vote on it.

Chiefs gather in Calgary to vote on $47.8B child welfare reform proposal
A pair of children’s moccasins represents the tens of thousands of First Nations children who are forcibly removed from their homes, communities and families.

Leading child advocate Cindy Blackstock is recommending against a 10-year, $47.8-billion proposal to reform the First Nations child and family services, as chiefs from across Canada gather in Calgary to vote on it.