OP-ED: The cost of indigenous reconciliation is out of control – Juno News

Mar 02, 2026

“According to a February 27, 2026, Globe and Mail editorial board opinion piece, the unsustainable financing of indigenous reconciliation is increasingly evident in the last federal budget.”

According to a February 27, 2026, Globe and Mail editorial board opinion piece, the unsustainable financing of indigenous reconciliation is increasingly evident in the last federal budget, particularly through contingent liabilities related to land claims and associated litigation.

The Globe and Mail piece focuses near all its attention on the lack of clarity attached to reconciliation costs citing a report in 2024 in which the Parliamentary Budget Officer looked at the growing cost of contingent liabilities, and urged parliamentarians to push for more disclosure, noting that “it can at best be challenging, and often nearly impossible,” to follow the money through financial documents.

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