CTF wants Indigenous Affairs Minister to reverse suspension of penalties on First Nations Transparency Act – 630ched.com

January 10, 2016

The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) is scratching their heads over the Liberal government’s decision to suspend sanctions for leaders who fail to comply with the First Nations Financial Transparency Act.

The bill calls for accountability among First Nation leaders across Canada requiring them to publicly disclose audited financial statements and information about their salaries and expenses.

Todd MacKay, the Prairie Director for the CTF tells the Alberta Morning News that this law was effective.

“More than 93% of First Nations have complied, they’ve published their salaries and expenses for leadership and they’ve provided basic financial documents, now those documents show a lot of different things, some Chiefs made more than the Prime Minister but some were also volunteering, they weren’t taking any pay at all but either way that transparency needs to be there, people on First Nations need to know about it” says MacKay.

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