Friday, December 9, 2011
P.M. Defends Attawapiskat Decision
Prime Minister Harper is defending the decision to force the Attawapiskat First Nation to pay for the consultant named to handle the reserve's finances.
It's costing the band $1,300 dollars a day to have the third-party manager appointed by Harper.
The prime minister says the government is just making sure the band council stops mismanaging taxpayers' money.