Frustration with the federal government is mounting as Kashechewan First Nations, a northern Ontario community that routinely floods every year, declares a state of emergency and prepares to evacuate. Kashechewan is a Cree community on the James Bay coast and every spring its residents must leave temporarily to escape the floodwaters of the Albany River. A spokesperson for the department of Indigenous Services said the government is in communication with the community about what to do next. Independent Ontario MP Jane Philpott asks about this year's annual evacuation of Kashechewan First Nation in Northern Ontario 1:14Bourgouin said he feels like both the provincial and federal governments are to blame for the holdup. Those feelings of frustration are echoed by the grand chief of the territory governing Kashechewan First Nation, Jonathan Solomon.

Source: CBC News April 14, 2019 20:26 UTC