Mi'kmaw chiefs ready to take their fight over welfare rates to the Supreme Court

HALIFAX – Chiefs in the Maritimes are ready to take the federal government to the Supreme Court of Canada over a plan by Aboriginal Affairs (AANDC) to cut social assistance rates on-reserve to provincial levels.

The legal battle has gone on for three years. While the Mi’kmaq won the first round at the Federal Court of Canada, Ottawa appealed and won. It will be months before the chiefs know if Canada’s top court will hear the case.

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