Alberta’s Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government is making a mistake when it comes to some issues within it’s jurisdiction, including Indigenous health care.
At the yearly premiers’ conference in Winnipeg, Smith says provincial leaders are growing frustrated with Ottawa interfering with issues falling under provincial jurisdiction rather than focusing on federal issues.
Smith went on to mention the federal government needs to improve on supporting Indigenous communities in urban areas and those dealing with the mental-health and addiction crisis.
On Monday, Treaty 6 Nations declared a state of emergency over the rising number of opioid related deaths. They called on all levels of government for immediate support and funding to address the crisis.
Grand Chief Leonard Standingontheroad said the confederacy is asking the federal government to intervene and offer more “effective, flexible and long-lasting support.”
The confederacy said in a statement that the treaty’s medicine chest clause dictates that the federal government has an obligation to provide health care on an ongoing basis.
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