Inaccurate, unfair for Sask. premier to single out northern First Nations on vaccination, say critics – CBC

Sep 24, 2021

Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller calls Premier Scott Moe’s comments “alarming and unproductive”

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is wrong to single out northern First Nations for low COVID-19 vaccination rates, say critics.

They say Moe’s comments, which were made on made on Tuesday an then posted to social media Thursday—as well as similar to statements he made last week—are both unfair and inaccurate.

Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Marc Miller called Moe’s comments “alarming and unproductive.” In an online reply, Miller said Moe has a “misunderstanding of his own health care system and the role it plays” in northern Saskatchewan.

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