Trudeau Announces $62.5 Million in Health Initiatives During Visit to Tragedy-Struck First Nation

Trudeau Announces $62.5 Million in Health Initiatives During Visit to Tragedy-Struck First Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, middle receives a blanket from Chakastaypasin Chief Calvin Sanderson, left, and James Smith Cree Nation Chief Wally Burns, right, at James Smith Cree Nation, Sask., on November 28, 2022. Heywood Yu/The Canadian Press
Noé Chartier
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was visiting the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan on Nov. 28, where he paid his respects to the victims of the September tragedy and announced new funding to improve healthcare in the community.

“I appreciate you letting me be here with you today, letting me grieve alongside you and continue to support in the very difficult healing process you’re all going through,” Trudeau said in a press conference.

Noé Chartier
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Noé Chartier is a senior reporter with the Canadian edition of The Epoch Times. Twitter: @NChartierET
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