Mohawk Council of Kahnawake grand chief Cody Diabo said Tuesday that cutting services from Indigenous Services Canada while maintaining transfer payments amounts to 'racialized austerity.' Share Save for later Please log in to bookmark this story. Log In Create Free Account

The Mohawk Council of Kahnawake said Tuesday that it is looking at imposing tolls on the roads crossing its territory in response to looming federal budget cuts.

Grand Chief Cody Diabo told reporters the tolls could help offset the impact of cuts to federal departments, including Indigenous Services Canada.

Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters earlier this summer to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10

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