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Indigenous programs face $2.3B in cuts, some new money in Carney’s 1st budget

November 4, 2025

Indigenous programs face more than $2 billion in budget cuts but are being spared the worst of Ottawa’s proposed government-wide spending reductions in Mark Carney’s first budget as prime minister. In new money, Ottawa promises $2.3 billion over three years for safe water in First Nations.



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