Throne Speech Addresses First Nations Issues

The First Nations Education Act continues to be targeted.
Critics tell CTV News that Ottawa’s proposed legislation aimed at improving education in First Nation communities will shift control away from local schools and may fail students.
In Wednesday’s throne speech, the Conservative government stated it will continue working with First Nations to develop stronger, more effective, and more accountable on-reserve education systems.
The government has previously promised to implement the First Nations Education Act by 2014, but as many as 200 aboriginal leaders have already rejected it.
The government says its consulted with aboriginal communities on the legislation, but the Assembly of First Nations has opposed the blueprint for the Act, saying it does not affirm First Nation control over aboriginal education, among other issues.