Arnold Viersen at the Indigenous and Northern Affairs Committee

On February 28th, 2019. See this statement in context.

February 28th, 2019 / 10:25 a.m.

Conservative

Arnold Viersen Conservative Peace River—Westlock, AB

I noticed in budget 2018 that just over $70 million was budgeted and then only $6 million was allocated. It seems that the Treasury Board did not allocate that money. That's not the only budget initiative that didn't.... That's for the “New Fiscal Relationship: Strengthening First Nations Institutions and Community Capacity”.

In total, $128 million was not allocated, or was withheld, by the Treasury Board.

This is like vote 40. Why was the total of $129 million withheld from your department by the Treasury Board?

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