SASK. PARTY CONTINUES TO HIDE EXTENT OF ADDICTIONS CRISIS AS SASKATCHEWAN NDP HEARS DIRECTLY FROM FIRST NATIONS CHIEFS ABOUT DEADLY TOLL

Meadow Lake Tribal Council Discusses Impact Of Crime, Drug Crisis

SASKATOON – Saskatchewan NDP First Nations and Métis Relations Shadow Minister Leroy Laliberte is due to address the Meadow Lake Tribal Council about the ongoing drug crisis as the Sask. Party continues to withhold critical information on how many people are stuck on waitlists for life saving addictions treatment.

Drugs have claimed the lives of at least 270 Saskatchewan people in 2025 — and the Official Opposition has learned of waitlists with hundreds of people on them for a single addiction treatment centre. Sask. Party Mental Health & Addictions Minister Lori Carr has refused for days in Question Period to provide figures on how many people are on the waitlists and how long they have been waiting.

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“The Minister can’t even be transparent while our kids are dying of these drugs flooding into our communities,” Laliberte said. “I’ve never seen such a sorry excuse for leadership.

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“It’s clear that, after 18 years, the Sask. Party would rather provide themselves political cover than come clean and take necessary steps to save lives.”

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Saskatchewan NDP Mental Health & Addictions Shadow Minister Betty Nippi-Albright first asked Carr to release the figures on Nov. 12 during Question Period, then again on Nov. 13. She then asked again on Tuesday and Laliberte did the same Wednesday.

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Each time, Carr either pretended not to understand the question or completely avoided answering.

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“We have a minister here who hides the facts while people die on our streets,” Nippi-Albright said. “Enough is enough. We need to change the government so we can take the necessary action to save lives. We can deliver big, bold change in healthcare and go back to leading the country.”

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Laliberte is due to address Chiefs about the drug crisis at the Meadow Lake Tribal Council meeting in Saskatoon on Thursday. The chiefs also spoke at length Wednesday about the impact of rampant crime in Saskatchewan.

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“We need to get tough on crime and do what’s necessary to keep our kids alive,” Laliberte said. “These drugs will keep killing people until we see a government that’s willing to invest in healthcare and specifically in mental health and addiction supports.”

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