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Trudeau, Ministers, and Opposition Leaders Address AFN Gathering in Ottawa

  • Prime Minister-Justin-Trudeau-addressed the Assembly-of-First-Nations, acknowledging the pain of mothers who lost children to police interactions but didn't commit to a national inquiry on systemic racism in policing.
  • NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh criticized Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's record on Indigenous issues, while Poilievre did not attend.
  • The three-day assembly focused on reforming the child welfare system and addressing-police-related harms in First-Nations-communities.