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Regional Chief calls on Prime Minister to visit First Nations during national tour

As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embarks on a tour of meeting Canadians, there’s a strong message from Ontario’s Regional Chief.  Isadore Day says part of Trudeau’s national tour has to include stops in First Nations facing social emergencies like high suicide rates.  A federal report shows that suicides among First Nation young people aged 15 to 24 is five to seven times higher than suicides among non-natives.  Day says this crisis needs to be addressed in the short term.  Day adds once there’s a plan to deal with suicides, the next major issue is getting rid of Third World conditions that now exist on many reserves.

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