Liberals promise billions of dollars, and control of First Nations education

SASKATOON – Liberal leader Justin Trudeau is promising to spend $2.6 billion in core funding over the next four years on First Nations education.

In an announcement Thursday in Saskatoon, Trudeau said the money will essentially “close the gap” between education spending on and off reserve.

According to numbers from the Assembly of First Nations, on-reserve students receive on average about $3,000 less than children in the provincial system.

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