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Drugs, alcohol and violence: Calls for a First Nations-wide state of emergency

Drugs, alcohol and violence: Calls for a First Nations-wide state of emergency

Update: 2025-08-29
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The impacts of drugs, alcohol and violence in our communities are often in the news.

Next week, a resolution is coming forward at the Assembly of First Nations that calls for a First Nations-wide state of emergency in relation to the drug, alcohol and bootlegging crisis devastating First Nations families and communities across Canada.

Tiar Wheatle is filling for host Dennis Ward this week, joined by Jennifer Laewetz, CEO of Paskwâw Strategies and lawyer Leah Ballantyne.

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Drugs, alcohol and violence: Calls for a First Nations-wide state of emergency

Drugs, alcohol and violence: Calls for a First Nations-wide state of emergency

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