Yes

They arent always using the money for good causes. also its been so long that people havent been directly affected anymore

They get enough already. If anything They need monitoring on where and how they spend. They’re people are in poverty despite Getting so much money to support their people

We owe the indigenous and the Inuit populations of Canada. But the money seems mismanaged. We should redirect to promote preservation and protection of the cultures and languages but also we should be screening the management of the funds and the people. This is to avoid excessive alcohol and drug abuse which is unfortunately rampant in these communities and corruption. Providing care to help grow the communities.

The government already gives natives more rights than any other citizen in Canada. I think it's a waste of federal funds that could be allocated elsewhere.

35% of the unhoused population in Canada is indigenous despite only 5% of the Canadian population being indigenous because they do not have anyone to go to to get help.

That they should work like the rest of people to improve their lives rather than rely on the government to pay them. I agree what happened was wrong but you shouldn't use the past as an excuse to improve your future.

Funding to be allocated elsewhere for other vulnerable individuals. Open more access to natives rather than funding.

We are perpetuating old happenings. It's time for everyone to move on. We are keeping everyone stuck in the past and it does not help us move forward. Everyone who is a canadian is a canadian, period. We are all responsible for living as canadians.

I think that native funding should go to schools therapy and healthcare to promote the health of the dying community that is suffering from generational trauma that the government has cost.

We shouldn’t give them any money because then they get lazy and spend their money and alcohol, drugs and smokes.

Why should they deserve our money. Give money to the victims of residential schools and the rest don’t get anything

It is clear that aboriginal peoples have suffered horrible injustice and persecution. This has lead to a fractured society and individuals with a weak sense of cultural belonging. In turn, aboriginals are less likely to succeed in school, work and family life. Reparations must be made, but not in the form of money. Is it wiser to give a homeless person 20$ or to give them a warm meal? Casinos, cigarette stands and gun shops will not help aboriginals regain their sense of culture. Instead of handouts, the government should work with native leaders to determine investments that will benefit them the most. Rather than give a nation a lump sum and have them do with it what they will, a plan to build schools and other necessary societal infrastructure should be agreed upon and executed.

what about japanese funding? forget what we did to them? yes what was don’t to indigenous peoples was wrong but let’s not bend over backwards for them.

Why should they get more than anyone else? The only natives that should get help are ones who went through the schools not they're children.

They don’t do anything with the money. I have personally seen really messed up things that they have done. Like wasting an entire moose carcass, when many hunters aren’t even allowed to hunt them. Winnipeg is also filled with homeless people, and most of them are natives. Most, don’t contribute to society.

Why should the government give tax-payer provided handouts to people who's ancestors suffered oppression decades ago?

I believe that the government already sufficiently funds the indigenous people of Canada with their tax exemption, access to free post-secondary education, just to name a few.

Natives have access to Canadian society, they should integrate into it and preserve their culture themselves.

Giving them money is a waste when they do not know how to use it properly to better their lives we need social programs to change the cycle generations are stuck in.

It has been many generations since the acts of violence have happened the people who are alive now didn’t commit these acts why do they still need to receive money for a resolved issue.

there is no more money to give that would help make their culture better that is in the initiative of the people. No amount of money can fix what's broken in their culture they need to correct those problems through human to earth healing.

Native Americans want all of the benefits of being Canadian while avoiding all of the downsides. They are not the only people to be mistreated by government. They shouldn't be the only ones to receive special treatment. Our government signed a contract and that contract ended years ago. Cut the funds.

Provide ways to help communities secure safe and lasting land, such as through direct funding for initiatives like housing projects or social programs, like education assistance (but not for free college or university education). Essentially, the funds should directly benefit the land and the people living within the community, rather than being misallocated or used by those not directly involved in addressing the community’s immediate needs. Right now, there is too much corruption in how the money is allocated.

They are still just people and do not deserve any more or less funding than any one else. by giving them more funding and claiming that it is "equality" is not true. by gaining them more you are defunding equality.

They are people given the same opportunity as everyone else and should be given the same funding. Also, nobody has been directly affected due to it being long tuimwe ago

That it just isn't necessary, they're equal to everyone else so let them compete with everyone else on the same terms.

Natives are already afforded such considerable breaks and lack of taxation in order to "reconcile" a past that will never be conclusively reconciled.

They are canadian and should be treated the same as all others canadians. Also life isn't fair for anyone.

that they are being given too much of a break and in doing so can create a lazy society where nobody wants to work making taxes more for the people that do work.

if they arent a part of our society and fall under the control of our government they shouldnt recieve money from our government

the past is the past i have npthing aganst natives but they wernt alive when all of the stuff happened to them so they dont need money they can be like very other working person in this contry they dont need spiecial treatment

Our current citizens and government had nothing to do with any crimes/negative behaviours towards the Native community. There is no reason to use taxpayer dollars and/or increase our national debt to provide funding for people.

What do these people do to deserve more funding rather then others, especially when they are using this money on drugs and alcohol. They already have to many free and discounted things, so why would they need more funding.

We are not responsible to give our hard earned money to people who are not contributing to our society and lead my province in crime and drug use.

Equity Concerns:** While the Yes position argues for more funding to Native American communities, one counterpoint could be the issue of **equity** for all marginalized or underserved groups.

The Canadian Government is the direct cause of the mental and physical state of the Native community. Throwing money at them is not the solution but providing social and health services to rebuild the community we had a major hand in dismantling.

They’ve been getting handouts for 100 years and still haven’t done a thing. They don’t pay taxes and act like they aren’t part of Canada but then take the governments money anyway.

Enough is enough, I don't get help to be canadian but am sure burdened by the support of a minority group and the issues of the past that have nothing to do with today. They can be treated fairly as every other canadian, not special

I believe they need to help them distribute the money better / more evenly to the band offices across Canada. No give more.

They have been given billions of dollars a year for decades. Crime, drugs, and alcohol abuse have only increased. The problem is getting worse, not better. Money is not the answer.

we do not have enouph money to give it all awy to native we are already trillions in debt and they do need it we have already given hundreds of millions

Personally I do not think it is fair, I understand what our country did to the Indigenous people was horrible but its not fair to be giving them thousands of dollars when everyone else gets nothing besides getting excessively taxed.

Since these people live in Canada, they too, live under the law of Canada. They too, should receive the same amount of treatment as the other non-First Nations citizens.

weve done enough for them, if there land was so great before we had "taken" it why was there absolutely nothing there

If you think they still need funding, you are saying that they are incapable of operating on their own like the rest of society, which is racism. They should have the exact same rights as any citizen of Canada

There is a limit to the amount of reflecting on our past, and we as a people need to understand that we must not keep sacrificing our wealth because of the actions of people before us.

They should be treated as financially equal to all other non-Indigenous citizens. Maybe the government can offer different means (such as education) to help them become or continue being productive members of society. Since they are already exempt from taxes, there should be no additional financial assistance given when the rest of the country is also in despair.

Since these people live in Canada, they too, live under the law of Canada. They too, should receive the same amount of treatment as the other non-First Nations citizens.

Everyone has certain setbacks in life and you may have had more hardships growing up but so long as you work hard (if youve had more hardships youll have to work harder) you can come out of it. everyone in Canada should be equal and no one group should be favored.

Abolish the Indian Act as it promotes cultural segregation and is a barrier to indigenous community's living as equals among other Canadians.

They should be treated as financially equal to all other non-Indigenous citizens. Maybe the government can offer different means (such as education) to help them become or continue being productive members of society. Since they are already exempt from taxes, there should be no additional financial assistance given when the rest of the country is also in despair.

They already get more than enough hand-outs, natives aren't struggling because of racism, they're struggling because of their culture.

they have gotten enough money already even though we can't change the past and the terrors that the people that have gone to thoses school it has been long enough of helping them we can't do anything else we have given them their land back and tried to make them happy but canada is running out of stuff to give them.

They have enough funding already and I don't believe they want to be coddled.just provide them clean drinking water.

There comes a point where everyone in life needs to take responsibility for their own actions and stop being "woe is me"

They have more than enough funding...they can get their own jobs and pay for their own education etc. Same as all other canadians