That's right in line with the something for nothing attitude fostered by the feds, except that you are paying for the nothing. With a little help from its friends. Status Indians on reserves are beyond the reach of provincial and municipal property taxes, too. Some like the Squamish, do not pay taxes for garbage collection. But the point is they can not be compelled to pay a dime, no matter what service they enjoy, including police protection.
Incomes earned on the reserve are also non-taxable.
Even if Indians work off -reserve, no more than 3,000 in the whole country will have to pay income tax, thanks to new guidelines issued by Revenue Canada. The Supreme Court of Canada had ruled that off- reserve income was taxable, but the.feds jumped in to change the rules again. It is also scandalous, ridiculous and crazy. Indian affairs, meaning the feds, gave the Tsawouts that right without giving the municipality time to negotiate an agreement. Apartheid is acceptable.