"APC Secretariat works in association with INAC  - the department’s primary role is to support  First  Nations & Inuit in
developing healthy, sustainable communities and in achieving their economic and social aspirations."
“In the Top 100 Canadian communities, there was one First Nation community.
In the bottom 100 communities, there were 92 First Nation communities.”
Canadian Taxpayers Association
As reported in the National Post April 1999, then Auditor General Denis Desautels warned that the Indian Affairs department risked
compounding existing poverty and despair on native reserves by failing to account for how money is being spent. He also added, "the
department is not taking adequate steps to ensure that allegations of wrongdoing, including complaints and disputes related to
funding arrangements, are appropriately resolved." As far back as 1996 Desautels complained about "severe deficiencies in
Ottawa’s system of monitoring funds spend on reserves for welfare, education, housing, and economic development."
In 2003 alone, the DIAND (INAC) received almost 300 allegations of corruption, nepotism or mismanagement by band councils.
(TPM) Third Party Managers - Arbuthnot, MacNeil, Douglas, Dorey
"This community is in the worst financial position that we have ever seen
for a community in the last 25 years.  
The existence of a corporate culture of living above the resources available,
lack of financial controls & oversight, criminal activities, non-compliance to
funding agreement terms and conditions without recourse,
poor business planning & management, no long-term community plan,
no long-term financial plan and unmanageable debt financing regimes has
effectively placed this community in a position of being
unable to deliver essential programs and services
due to its limited financial ability and resources."  MORE...
  • Elders obligated to pay electric bill arrears due to neglect from administration. Director of Operations failed to pay!
  • Elders very concerned about no longer having ambulance service.
  • Building funding for elders centre is missing?
  • TEDCO dealings unknown to community until now - we have the scoop! (Coming soon!)
  • Reports for funding are incomplete, unobtainable or overdue while we are millions and in a depression
  • Since 1999 school has been neglected holds a strong potential for serious health problems for children and staff.
  • Children's rec centre is attached to school and the likely-hood that it is also affected is quite strong.
  • Children with very little to no help for activities
  • We are currently under Third Party once again!
  • Inequity, unfairness, and private meetings, Community is  unaware of the totality and severity of their financial crisis
  • Refugees in our own land
  • Unemployment is extremely high and same people hired over and over.
  • Fisheries operating loss of $247,000 for 2006-2007 - CRA obligations of 217,000 - Property tax due of about
    $138,000
  • Approximately 40 students may not get funded for this coming year.
  • Fisheries may go into receivership.
  • Our infrastructure such as roads and housing are deplorable.
  • Tobique Forestry loss of about $300,000 for 06-07. - CRA obligations of some $700,000.
  • Tobique Truckstop currently in receivership. He is now mngr of casino!
  • Since 2002 a report concerning our water has not been properly addressed
  • Casino still in hands of a select few with no accounability. Four high profile Liberal politicians & unaccounted casino.
  • Tobique Economic Development Corp (TEDCO) debt to band is approximately $3 Million May even be around $20
    Million. With no recouping funds.
  • Approximately $30 million in the RED
  • Three suicides and countless attempts.
  • Police and ambulance vehicles are called to the community almost everyday, sometimes more than once.
THIS IS JUST THE TIP OF THE ICEBURG!
We are officially in Third Party Management  MORE ...
Janie Jamieson.
They are offering us money that was
made from the lands they stole from us.
In all reality it’s like someone stealing a
car, renting it out and then offering the
true owner of the car the money they
made by renting it.
It’s like claiming the car is now the legal
property of the thief.  
Is that a legal process?
Is that justice for the victim of the theft?  
No, but when it comes to our stolen lands
CANADA claims it is.
We all know under no law is theft legal.  
More ...
Sachem Paula
LaPierre
"Canadian Aboriginal issues
are not about two nations, or
two races, opposed to each
other. Canadian Aboriginal
issues are about law and
power dynamics regarding
the purpose of and
distribution of natural
resources.
MORE ...
Andrea Bear Nicholas
In ten short years more than three and a half
million acres of Mi’kmaq, (Wolastoqewiak)
Maliseet, and (Peskotomuhkati)
Passamaquoddy lands had been granted away
for a song, and a pattern of patronage and
personal corruption had become entrenched.
These grants also represented an enormous
violation of imperial law, particularly the Royal
Proclamation of 1763, which declared that no
one could take possession of Indian Lands
unless they had first been ceded or sold by
Indian nations to the crown. MORE ...
Mohawk people say;  "that when a 10 year old walks out of the school and hangs himself in the swing set ...
thats the fuckin statement!". "There is no other statement that needs to be made.
Nobody, I dont care if its Phil Fontaine, myself  or anyone can make a more profound statement
than that of educating society than that." More ...
Ignoring Grassroots? So which is it Phil?
National chief of the AFN stated
" there already is accountability on reserves" MORE
"The auditor general's report shows that third-party management is not necessarily an indication of problems within First Nations,
but instead points to the governments ' lack of transparency and accountability" Fontaine said.
Band Gov't Corruption
We also want everyone accountable for our DIRE financial situation here!
MOST INDEBTED First Nation in History?! NOW Tobique Last Nation!
The council has agreed to act on its behalf and not as an agent of INAC and is responsible ...  MORE
Tobique Estimates of debt well over $30 Mil - $18 Mil in 2000  A new development says much more!
"I think we can understand Indian Affairs doing this to us, but (not) our own people, you know,
stealing from us-- and I'm going to say stealing because it's what they're doing," MORE
"My motivation to run for political leadership of our First Nation many years ago was based on a
commitment to move our community forward from chronic and
demeaning dependency to self sufficiency.

Our council at the time agreed to pursue this goal initially under the declared motto of
"DIGNITY BUILDING" - in all senses of that term, including decent housing, and infrastructure, health care,
education, and job opportunities, and ultimately enterprise development and economic dependence""
Chief Stewart C Paul Wed, Oct 13, 2004 The Victoria Star
In her 2002 report, she called for urgent reforms to First Nation financial reporting. MORE
Just imagine ... Tobique receives another $150 Miilion.
How long do you think that would last with any of the same players?
Click Here and scroll down to Tobique and look at how long! (Funding does not include HC, Royalties & more.)
Even after PARLIAMENT was informed in 99. Click HERE
Also a member of the
"Progress & Prospeity Team"
Jan. 4, 2006, of the "Victoria Star" which serves Grand Falls, Perth-Andover and Victoria County Beaver Paul stated
"TEDCO has increased revenues by 300 % from $4 Million to $15 Million in three years.
"We have been successful that way, and also increasing employment," Paul stated. "We're making headway,
we are employing more people we are increasing sales. To people who have negative feelings toward
TEDCO we want to convert them to positive feelings over time"