The Assembly of First Nations has taken a stand that should not be ignored. At their annual meeting in Winnipeg, chiefs passed a resolution demanding stiffer penalties for drug traffickers. The message was clear. Indigenous communities are being devastated by opioids, fentanyl, and other poisons flooding their streets, and leadership is asking the federal government to impose real consequences on those who profit from misery.

Chief Angela Levasseur of Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation introduced the motion because she is watching members of her community die. Families are burying children, parents, and siblings at a pace that is ripping communities apart. She stood alongside Joseph Fourre, whose son Harlan died from fentanyl poisoning. He thought he was taking ecstasy. He was wrong. The RCMP to

See Full Page