By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY — The federal leader of the opposition used a visit to Thunder Bay to, in part, promote his party’s proposed changes to Canada’s bail system. Pierre Poilievre’s comments come less than a week after Nishnawbe Aski Nation declared a state of emergency across its 49 member First Nationsover what its officials called “an escalating crisis” of gang infiltration, drug trafficking and drug-related violence. The declaration followed the shooting death of 27-year-old Sebastian Towegishig in Ginoogaming First Nation on Oct. 8 and the arrests of two teens after a two-day manhunt. Meanwhile, another NAN community in northeastern Ontario entered a fourth day under a shelter-in-place advisory on Thursday. When asked by reporters about the state of emergency and what his solutions…
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