Mamakwa confronts Conservative ministers about NAN state of emergency – TBNewsWatch.com
March 01, 2024
Nishnawbe Aski Nation hosted an emergency meeting on Jan. 24 in Ottawa following a string of youth suicides in First Nation communities across the region.
THUNDER BAY – MPP Sol Mamakwa called out the Doug Ford government during question period on Wednesday — for failing to attend last month’s emergency meeting discussing high suicide rates in First Nation communities.
Nishnawbe Aski Nation hosted the meeting in Ottawa on Jan. 24 following a string of youth suicides in First Nation communities across the region. Federal and provincial ministers were invited to the meeting, but none of the four provincial members attended.
“The leadership from NAN were very disappointed when none of the Ontario ministers showed up for the meeting,” said Mamakwa, Kiiwetinoong MPP and the NDP’s deputy leader.
