Lisa Broda says the province\u0027s 2011 plan to address the issue \u0022died a slow death,\u0022 and several departments seem to have little knowledge about another plan the…
Lisa Broda has tabled her report in the legislature calling for better mental-health and addiction services.
Broda says there’s a shortage of resources and supports for Indigenous children, a lack of psychologists with a five-month waiting list and an absence of counsellors in schools. Broda says she has yet to receive a response from the province on whether it will accept the recommendations.
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