“It has a ripple effect,” he told reporters Monday in Regina. “You have suicide attempts too, and I’ve seen it from my own family. My own family, they’re losing hope.”

Bernatchez visited the legislature in Regina where he called on the Saskatchewan Party government to work with the community as it faces a shortage of resources, including counsellors.

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