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Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Unconscionable

So, mysteriously there was a fire on the Attawapiskat Reserve, forcing the government -- you and me and our $$$$ -- to move residents to motels.  Gee, how did that happen? 

Good, old Chief Teresa Spence raises her greedy head once again.  This is the same chief who camped out in Ottawa a while ago and went on a (non)hunger strike, while pocketing almost $400,000 in salary to look after a measly 2,000 people.  It's unconscionable. 

Spence has been funnelled $90 million in the past few years alone, plus another $500,000 to renovate existing housing, yet hasn't done one thing to improve life for her people.  Ottawa put the community under third-party management, after an audit uncovered a cesspool of financial mismanagement, i.e., outright theft, in my view.  Then Ottawa changed its mind and Spence was again handed the keys to the vault.  What did Spence think of the audit?  "A distraction." 

The trailers that went up in flames weren't even purchased by the band, they were a gift from De Beers Canada.  Five years after being donated, the "temporary" housing solution was still the only housing solution. 

After squandering the money given by Ottawa, Spence had the nerve to appeal to the Red Cross for help.  She should be charged.     

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