432-01016 (Indigenous affairs)
- Keywords
- First Nations Financial Transparency Act
- Government assistance
- Indigenous peoples
- Off-reserve
Original language of petition: English
Petition to the Government of Canada
WHEREAS
- Under the Charter of Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination;
- The purpose of the First Nations Transparency and Accountability Act is to enhance the financial accountability and transparency of First Nations;
- For the purposes of receiving federal funding, every head is counted in the official First Nations band membership numbers, but off-reserve members of bands have been treated as aliens and excluded from disbursement of the funds and services.
We, the undersigned, indigenous peoples and other Canadians, call upon the Government of Canada to enforce the First Nations Financial Transparency Act and to ensure that off reserve band members are provided with equal levels of funding as on reserve members.
- Presented to the House of Commons
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Arnold Viersen
(Peace River—Westlock)
May 31, 2021 (Petition No. 432-01016)
Only validated signatures are counted towards the total number of signatures.
Petitions identical to 432-01016 (Indigenous affairs)
Identical Petition | Presenter | Date of Presentation | Signatures |
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432-01016 | Arnold Viersen | May 31, 2021 | 28 |
432-01215 | Arnold Viersen | June 22, 2021 | 29 |
432-00315 | Arnold Viersen | November 30, 2020 | 28 |
Total signatures | 85 |