As of July 22, the federal government says more than 3,400 people are evacuated from 16 First Nations across Canada. Ten of those First Nations are in Ontario, where are least two communities have seen widespread damage.

Leadership there have been critical of the provincial response and have called for a public inquiry and the resignation of the minister of Indigenous Services.

Joining host Dennis Ward to discuss are Jennifer Laewetz, the CEO of Paskwa Strategies, and Alessia Passafiume, an Anishinaabe Parliament Hill reporter with the Canadian Press.

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