Indigenous Programs and Payouts Help Drive Federal Deficits

The enlightening piece on the other side of the paywall was written by distinguished scholar Tom Flanagan, professor emeritus, University of Calgary, fellow, Royal Society of Canada; senior fellow, the Fraser Institute, and the author of some 20 books.

Professor Flanagan uses hard evidence to show that there has been an explosion in government spending on indigenous issues since the Liberal Party was elected to office in 2015 under the leadership of Justin Trudeau.

To understand why Flanagan reached the following cogent conclusion, please read his evidence below:

Indigenous spending will continue to spiral out of control until the federal government develops a backbone and starts saying no to alleged historical grievances. We can’t afford to keep raking over the past, borrowing tens of billions of dollars to pay for claims of what allegedly happened decades ago when social mores were different.

His opinion piece was originally published in an international publication on March 31, 2023 and is reproduced below with his kind permission.