Road to prosperity

Unfortunately, once the federal government transfers money (tax dollars) from the federal departments to native bands, the auditor general of Canada no longer has the authority to audit how and where the money is spent. [...] If the ultimate goal is to eventually have all Canadians treated with the same rights and responsibilities regardless of race or ancestry, then creating another separate office of the auditor general may not be the best route to achieve the goals or the best use of tax dollars. [...] The expansion of the existing auditor general’s mandate to include native bands would not require as many tax dollars to operate due to the economies of scale that could be utilized, and the standard of audits, mandates and scrutiny would remain consistent. [...] As a result of the poor accounting practices and allegation of “vote-buying” Natuashish community members organized a petition calling for the chief to be fired and sent the petition to the Department of Indian Affairs. [...] In keeping with the CTF’s objectives of the eventual elimination of the Indian Act and the Department of Indian Affairs, the Ombudsman for Aboriginal affairs would eventually become redundant.