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Should Saskatchewan close liquor stores? First Nation says yes, addictions experts disagree

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The Montreal Lake Cree Nation has joined the call for the provincial government to close all liquor sales in Saskatchewan, but some experts say this could hurt people struggling with addiction.

Chief Frank Roberts said they’ve seen more people drinking in his community since COVID-19 began to spread in the province. “We’ve had to respond to a lot of house parties here with local security personnel and the RCMP,” Roberts said.

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations (FSIN) made a similar call, saying the Government of Saskatchewan should close all liquor stores in a Twitter post on March 17.

We are calling on @SKGov to implement Covid-19 precautionary pandemic measures on all liquor stores in the province. If our province is closing

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