The Canadian Press  27/08/2024 The grand chief of the Algonquin Anishinabeg Nation Tribal Council says she’s optimistic that chiefs will get more time to review the landmark $47.8-billion child welfare deal before voting, after a delay in translating the document into French. “All of our communities need to be given a fair chance to make a detailed analysis of the final agreement, and that takes time,” said Savanna McGregor. “The subject matter at hand is too delicate.” Canada and the Assembly of First Nations reached an agreement on how to reform the First Nations child welfare system after decades of litigation that found Canada discriminated against children on-reserve. The deal was reached on July 11 and distributed in English the next day, but a French-language version was only released on

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