Carolyn Bennett on Indigenous Affairs

In the House of Commons on October 7th, 2016. See this statement in context.

Indigenous AffairsOral Questions

Toronto—St. Paul's Ontario

Liberal

Carolyn Bennett LiberalMinister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs

Mr. Speaker, first nations children deserve to get the best possible start in life and that begins with sufficient funding for education.

Budget 2016 provides for $3.7 billion over five years for K-12 education, including $824.1 million to reform first nations education.

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