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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The province will soon announce a strategy that is set to help confront organized crime that has taken root in First Nations, Quebec\u2019s minister of public security and Indigenous affairs told The Pines Reporter. While the minister, Ian Lafreni\u00e8re, assured these plans will be revealed in the coming weeks, he provided few details about what the strategy will entail. However, he signalled he is well aware that Kanesatake is facing an increasingly challenging public safety situation. \u201cI do understand community members, why they\u2019re writing me, asking that we do something, because I can\u2019t imagine raising my kids in an environment like that. This is not easy,\u201d said Lafreni\u00e8re. Just in the past couple months, The Eastern Door has documented the… <\/p>\n

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By Marcus Bankuti, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eastern Door The province will soon announce a strategy that is set to help confront organized crime that has taken root in First Nations, Quebec\u2019s minister of public security and Indigenous affairs told The Pines Reporter. While the minister, Ian Lafreni\u00e8re, assured these plans will be revealed in the coming weeks, he provided few details about what the strategy will entail. However, he signalled he is well aware that Kanesatake is facing an increasingly challenging public safety situation. \u201cI do understand community members, why they\u2019re writing me, asking that we do something, because I can\u2019t imagine raising my kids in an environment like that. This is not easy,\u201d said Lafreni\u00e8re. Just in the past couple months, The Eastern Door has documented the... <\/p>\n

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