Pope was appointed by then-Conservative Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Affairs Minister (and later Alberta premier), the late Jim Prentice. At the time, it was hailed as the first step to finding a lasting, long-term solution to the woes of Kashechewan. “This is a significant amount of money for a community the size of Kashechewan,” he noted, mildly in the circumstances. “The resulting perpetration of inadequate services and facilities in Kashechewan lies at the heart of the current crisis,” he said. “The young people of Kashechewan will be the greatest beneficiaries of a new era of intellectual and occupational advancement and fulfillment.

Source: National Post April 15, 2019 23:03 UTC