{"id":110274,"date":"2026-11-05T09:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/?p=110274"},"modified":"2026-11-05T09:41:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T14:41:14","slug":"history-making-minister-realizes-challenges-lie-ahead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theturtleislandnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/05\/history-making-minister-realizes-challenges-lie-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"History-making minister realizes challenges lie ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Sam Laskaris, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase But Savard-Tremblay, who was appointed as the province\u2019s Minister Responsible for Relations with the First Nations and the Inuit following last month\u2019s Quebec election, is greatly looking forward to his new responsibilities. 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