Phil Fontaine
Phil Fontaine
Larry PhillipFontaine, OC OMis an Aboriginal Canadian leader. He completed his third and final term as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations in 2009...
countless decades events injuries nations
decades in time, innumerable events and countless injuries to First Nations individuals and communities.
billion concern great meet objectives suggestion supports targets
Any suggestion that one supports the objectives and the targets but not the approximately $5 billion allocated to these targets is of great concern to us because we won't be able to meet the targets without money.
driving forcing government process respond targets
All of the targets we've set are achievable, ... We're driving this process and we're forcing government to respond to our plan.
canada front third yard
Canada has a Third World in its front yard and back alleys,
general law suggested
It's been suggested that it will be a law of general applications with some exclusions.
cynics pessimists process
I know there are pessimists and cynics who think this process will fail. I disagree.
government habit handing
The government is not in the habit of handing out money.
treated
We can't be treated as secondary. We can't be an after-thought,
expressed issue minister
We don't take issue with anything the minister has expressed here today.
extremely languages loss symbolic
We're extremely pleased. It's about symbolic recognition of the loss of languages and cultures.
basic connect lack nations
Unfortunately, many First Nations communities still lack the basic infrastructure to connect to the Internet,
nations
There are at least 100 First Nations communities that are in a boil-water situation. There are at least 40 of those in Ontario.