[CaptainCrunch]

I would prefer that the government would not withhold funds because of clear corruption or incompetence, When Spence had a housing crisis and Harper released emergency funds and wanted to send trailers to the reservation, he also sent a third party financial manager who was quickly thrown out by Spence who screamed that it went against the right to self government by the Natives. The truth was closer to the fact that he wanted to look at the books and she had a hissy fit.

I think in terms of housing crisis issues and other issues that the government should provide logistical support instead of simply sending money, and deduct the costs from the funding.

Personally we are in a immense tar baby with the self governance requirements that Band leaders want and demand, and the only way to ensure that the funds are spent properly is to force the Bands to have the same level of personal and band reporting that a small municipality would have, and the same level of transparency that a city council would have, and that includes how much the Councillors are getting paid. Either that or firmly set what a band leaders and Councillors can get paid and a firm set of rules for expense re-reimbursement.

On top of that I think that the FN should have a set process for taking control of failing bands and administering them in the same way that a state or municipal government in the States can be taken over by federal management if they are failing.