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Originally Posted by Rerun
I agree.
Respectful of First Nations communities? What does that mean?
Its common practice to publish senior public service salaries. There isn't a mayor or elected official in Canada that has a "secret remuneration". Its common knowledge to know what they make. After all, it is our tax dollars paying their salary.
What makes Chiefs so special? Why are they any different from any other elected official that gets paid from the public trough?
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What makes it different is 'we' signed treaties with 'them' agreeing to pay or provide services to them as payment for their land.
First Nations are just that, legal entities that pre date Canada, as such, like when we pay a company for a service, I used the example of Ford and GM, we don't get to know or direct what Ford does with that money.
I say all of this while still thinking that the disclosure is a good thing and in fact the winding down of the band system would be the best for individual natives