We're more than two weeks into the federal election campaign and efforts are underway to get out the Indigenous vote.

The Assembly of First Nations says First Nations could be the deciding factor in 36 ridings across the country.

But Indigenous issues have been absent from the political discourse. Will that keep voters from heading to the polls?

For more, our Truth and Politics panel joins host Dennis Ward ahead of the Federal Leaders' Debate.

Jennifer Laewetz, CEO of Paskwâw Harbour Strategies and Niigaan Sinclair, columnist with the Winnipeg Free Press.

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