Indigenous leaders are concerned after this year’s federal budget left key reconciliation programs without guaranteed money beyond spring 2026, prompting fears they could be terminated or face massive cuts.

After Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minority Liberal government released its first budget on Tuesday, a chart from an annex titled “Indigenous Reconciliation,” listing federal actions since the fall 2024 economic statement, began circulating on social media.

It shows the government has topped-up several critical programs — things like on-reserve education, First Nations and Inuit children’s wellness, emergency management and urban programming — for this year only. However, the many columns for future years showed zero after zero after zero.

“I’m absolutely concerned,” said Assembly

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