Federal class action claims government failed to support First Nations with opioid crisis

Has the government of Canada done enough to assist First Nation communities struggling with the opioid crisis and was there, in fact, a breach of a treaty that was signed 150 years ago?

Those are among the questions facing Saskatchewan Chief Justice Popescul who, after hearing arguments on Friday at Court of King’s Bench in Prince Albert, reserved his decision.

The plaintiffs in this case, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band and Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation bands, are seeking certification of a class action lawsuit.

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