Calgarypuck Forums - The Unofficial Calgary Flames Fan Community - View Single Post - If Trudeau becomes PM, should he scrap the First Nations Financial Transparency Act?

Canehdianman · 08-13-2014, 10:59 AM

As a follow-up to my "did he really earn it" post

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08...-of-8m-payout/

Ron Giesbrecht, the chief of an 85-member First Nation who ranked as Canada’s highest-paid politician last year, collected most of his nearly $1-million income by abandoning a land claim in exchange for an $8-million payment from the Province of B.C.

Rough details of the arrangement were revealed to the National Post by the B.C. Ministry of Finance, which said the Kwikwetlem First Nation was paid to “extinguish” future claims on a plot of Crown land that was being sold off by the province.

As far as I'm concerned, this is EXACTLY why the FNFTA is necessary.

08-13-2014, 10:59 AM	#71
Canehdianman Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Calgary Exp:	As a follow-up to my "did he really earn it" post http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/08...-of-8m-payout/ Ron Giesbrecht, the chief of an 85-member First Nation who ranked as Canada’s highest-paid politician last year, collected most of his nearly $1-million income by abandoning a land claim in exchange for an $8-million payment from the Province of B.C. Rough details of the arrangement were revealed to the National Post by the B.C. Ministry of Finance, which said the Kwikwetlem First Nation was paid to “extinguish” future claims on a plot of Crown land that was being sold off by the province. As far as I'm concerned, this is EXACTLY why the FNFTA is necessary. Last edited by Canehdianman; 08-13-2014 at 11:02 AM.