Received this article from a friend - No wonder no Liberals left in the country. What an infuriating waist of our taxpayer money!!!!!!
BE SURE TO READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH ,,,, K
> When 82 First Nations chiefs and band councillors make more than the
> prime minister, all while many of their people live in abject poverty,
> something is horribly amiss. It's not new, but it is amiss.
>
> In Alberta alone, for example, 47 chiefs and councillors made more last
> year than the PM's $317,574. We have serious reservations about that.
>
> Now, since the money these chiefs and councillors pocket is grant money
> from taxpayers, auditing their books in search of ne'er-do-wells and
> misappropriated dollars would normally receive no political pushback.
> But the Liberals need ink, don't they? They're a political
> embarrassment in search of some buzz. So, looking for a headline
> grabber, along comes Liberal aboriginal affairs critic Carolyn Bennett
> to label the newly-introduced First Nations Transparency Act -- Bill
> C-27 -- a "racist" and "paternalistic" piece of legislation. Well
> done, Ms. Bennett. There's your news hit. Now please go away.
>
>
> There is absolutely nothing "racist" or "paternalistic" about Bill
> C-27, a vital and long-overdue piece of legislation that deserves quick
> passage so that all Canada will finally get to know down which hole the
> billions in First Nations' grant money goes.
>
> From the outside looking in, and this is what raises many hackles, it
> would appear that too many chiefs and not enough Indians are living the
> good life on the taxpayers' dime. Bill C-27 should clear up the mess
> up. Much like the CBC vs. the Taxpayer, First Nations band members
> deserve transparency and accountability from their elected officials,
> and they are not getting it when their leaders refuse to come clean
> with where the government's money goes, or how much goes into their own
> pockets. What is "racist" about that?
>
>
> Now, you may have never heard of the Glooscap First Nation reserve in
> Nova Scotia but you might be interested to know that one Mi'kmaq
> politician there pulled in almost $1 million in pay in 2010, while band
> councillors each earned between $210,000 and $260,000. Now, close your
> eyes and try to envision just how big the Glooscap First Nation must be
> to warrant such mammoth salaries. Give up? Well, in 2009, the
> population actually living on the reserve was 87. We didn't drop any
> zeroes.
>
> 2109/4106 - Release Date: 12/27/11
BE SURE TO READ THE LAST PARAGRAPH ,,,, K
> When 82 First Nations chiefs and band councillors make more than the
> prime minister, all while many of their people live in abject poverty,
> something is horribly amiss. It's not new, but it is amiss.
>
> In Alberta alone, for example, 47 chiefs and councillors made more last
> year than the PM's $317,574. We have serious reservations about that.
>
> Now, since the money these chiefs and councillors pocket is grant money
> from taxpayers, auditing their books in search of ne'er-do-wells and
> misappropriated dollars would normally receive no political pushback.
> But the Liberals need ink, don't they? They're a political
> embarrassment in search of some buzz. So, looking for a headline
> grabber, along comes Liberal aboriginal affairs critic Carolyn Bennett
> to label the newly-introduced First Nations Transparency Act -- Bill
> C-27 -- a "racist" and "paternalistic" piece of legislation. Well
> done, Ms. Bennett. There's your news hit. Now please go away.
>
>
> There is absolutely nothing "racist" or "paternalistic" about Bill
> C-27, a vital and long-overdue piece of legislation that deserves quick
> passage so that all Canada will finally get to know down which hole the
> billions in First Nations' grant money goes.
>
> From the outside looking in, and this is what raises many hackles, it
> would appear that too many chiefs and not enough Indians are living the
> good life on the taxpayers' dime. Bill C-27 should clear up the mess
> up. Much like the CBC vs. the Taxpayer, First Nations band members
> deserve transparency and accountability from their elected officials,
> and they are not getting it when their leaders refuse to come clean
> with where the government's money goes, or how much goes into their own
> pockets. What is "racist" about that?
>
>
> Now, you may have never heard of the Glooscap First Nation reserve in
> Nova Scotia but you might be interested to know that one Mi'kmaq
> politician there pulled in almost $1 million in pay in 2010, while band
> councillors each earned between $210,000 and $260,000. Now, close your
> eyes and try to envision just how big the Glooscap First Nation must be
> to warrant such mammoth salaries. Give up? Well, in 2009, the
> population actually living on the reserve was 87. We didn't drop any
> zeroes.
>
> 2109/4106 - Release Date: 12/27/11
