In reply to Jpols.

That's a good point, and one that can be taken multiple ways. Does the fact they are not getting value for the money indication that they need more money, or indication that the community is not economically viable? And then what?
But before we can find an anywhere-close-to-informed answer to those questions, I think it's important to move beyond the assumption (that some, hopefully a vocal minority, have) that the reserve has been getting a ton of money and it's all their fault if they aren't living in mansions because "they don't pay taxes" and their whole lives "are subsidized" by "hard-working Canadians." All these are sentiments I've seen expressed again and again, but I'm really not seeing any numbers that indicate truth to them. I've yet to see any indication that Attawapiskat has been getting any more money per person than any other group of people in the country.