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Andrea Horwath says she’s shocked and considerably concerned with the remarks of Premier Doug Ford towards the MPP for Kiiwetinoong.
The leader of the NDP has sent a letter to the premier after Sol Mamakwa was accused of “jumping the line” to get his COVID-19 shot.
Horwath says the remarks amount to a reckless, and dangerous undermining of multiple interlocking efforts by First Nations, local governments, Ontario, public health authorities, and the Government of Canada to ensure all Indigenous adults, both on and off reserve receive the vaccine.
She adds Mamakwa took part in a campaign to combat vaccine hesitancy in Indigenous communities by being publicly vaccinated at the request of First Nations and public health leaders.
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Andrea Horwath says she's shocked and considerably concerned with the remarks of Premier Doug Ford towards the MPP for Kiiwetinoong. The leader of the.