Welfare Numbers: Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt

Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt: SASKATOON - Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says new funding will help aboriginals get off welfare. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. Saskatchewan Tribal Council Chief Felix Thomas says the money will help get welfare numbers down for aboriginals, a major issue for all First Nations across Canada. Minister of Aboriginal Affairs Bernard Valcourt responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Federal Aboriginal Affairs Minister Bernard Valcourt says new funding will help aboriginals get off welfare. Valcourt was in Saskatoon on Wednesday where he announced $241 million to help aboriginals achieve the same job opportunities as all Canadians. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Valcourt was in Saskatoon on Wednesday where he announced $241 million to help aboriginals achieve the same job opportunities as all Canadians. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.