Angus, Bennett to fly to Attiwapiskat, MPs get emotional during late-night debate on suicide crisis on northern reserves

More funds and youth involvement are crucial for a long-term solution for remote First Nations communities, says NDP MP Charlie Angus.

NDP MP Charlie Angus, picture in this file photo, made an emotional appeal in last week's emergency debate. 'We have to end the culture of deniability whereby children and young people are denied mental health services on a routine basis, as a matter of course, by the federal government.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY JEAN-LOUP DOUDARD

April 18, 2016

PARLIAMENT HILL—NDP MP Charlie Angus, who is flying to Attawapiskat First Nation on Monday with Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett to meet with Chief Bruce Shisheesh, is calling for immediate action to provide critical services to the 2,000 residents of this northern Ontario community loc...

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