Article content On that count, decades of Conservative and Liberal governments have clearly failed, despite pouring tens of billions of dollars into the effort. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or GOLDSTEIN: Indigenous Canadians ill-served by failed federal programs Back to video This year alone, the Trudeau government will spend a projected $24.5 billion on Indigenous issues, 115% more than the $11.4 billion budgeted in 2015 when the Liberals came into power. The main method the government uses to compare the quality of life between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians is called the Community Well-Being Index, which assigns scores for education, employment, income and housing.