Trudeau to meet Attawapiskat chief amid mental health demands
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Attawapiskat First Nation chief on June 13 along with northern Ontario youth delegates. The talks address Indigenous youth deaths and push for more mental wellness teams, with Health Canada citing the need to expand from ten teams to about eighty. Health Minister Jane Philpott visited Attawapiskat and Kashechewan to assess conditions, while Indigenous leaders urged rapid action and funding.
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Milk producers protest on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Thousands of milk producers arrived in Ottawa from Quebec City to demand enforcement of Canada’s cheese laws. They accuse cheese companies of using diafiltered milk to meet real milk quotas, costing farmers millions and hindering modernization and investment.
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Quebec ER wait times named worst in western world
A report by Quebec health commissioner Robert Salois says 35 percent of ER patients wait five hours or more, far higher than Ontario and other countries. It cites 1.5 million visits in 2015-16 and up to 30 percent of patients leaving before seeing a doctor, urging reforms including more nurses and shifting doctor staffing and clinic hours.
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