Renewed calls for the federal government to deem First Nations policing essential

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EDITOR'S NOTE

"For many years, Canada's Indigenous communities have been urging the federal government to recognize First Nations Policing as an essential service. The latest appeal has come from the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations. Read more below."

Brittani Schroeder, Editor

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National chief calls for federal government to deem First Nations policing essential

The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations chided the federal government Monday for failing to deliver on its promise to introduce legislation to declare First Nations policing an essential service.

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