Canada's Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino will be answering questions from reporters on Monday following a private meeting with Chiefs Wally Burns, Rob Head and Calvin Sanderson, of James Smith First Nation, and the families of the victims who die in the recent tragic stabbings in the Saskatchewan community.

Burns has been advocating for change and support in the community after the stabbing rampage on Sept. 4.

Burns said in September that tribal policing, mental health supports, and addictions awareness were some of the key points he wanted to advocate for, adding that he was invited to speak in Toronto about implementing tribal policing.

“I want to see a building for the people who are struggling with drugs.”

He also said he appreciates the RCMP officers who have been helping and patrolling on the reserve, but said the time it took for police to get there on Sept. 4 was too long.

“The response time was way too late.”

The federal government has indicated that it is aiming to introduce a bill as soon as this fall to establish community policing for Indigenous communities.

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