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By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
By ahnationtalk on March 28, 2024
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SNetwork Recent Storiesby NationTalk on September 18, 20071372 Views
Cops brace for fallout from native school payouts
Officials fear spikes in violence, alcohol and drug use
By SUE BAILEY The Canadian Press
OTTAWA — Nearly $2 billion in native residential schools compensation will be a mixed blessing, say frontline workers who fear major spikes in alcohol and drug use, family violence and exploitation.
Police forces are on alert across Canada as First Nations and nearby cities brace for the cash injection.
About 80,000 former students can apply as of Wednesday for common experience payments — $10,000 for the first year they attended the once-mandatory network of church-run schools, and $3,000 for each subsequent year.
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