PM Trudeau on Possible Residential School Remains, Ont. Health-Care Changes

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau takes questions from reporters in Saskatoon, Sask., after touring a rare earths element processing plant as part of his government’s plan for the exploration, production and processing of critical minerals in Canada. He is accompanied by Saskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark. The prime minister expresses his support for the Star Blanket Cree Nation following the radar search identification of possible remains at the site of a former residential school in Lebret, Saskatchewan. He responds to questions from the reporters on the Ontario government’s decision to allow more surgical procedures at for-profit clinics as well as the possible environmental consequences of the extraction of critical minerals. (January 16, 2023)