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An NDP provincial government would fill the funding gap for First Nations schools, then send the bill to Ottawa, said leader Cam Broten.

Speaking in Prince Albert over the weekend, Broten pledged to end the current situation, where First Nations schools receive thousands of dollars less per student than other schools.

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Funding reserve education is a federal responsibility. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has pledged to take action on the issue, but nothing has been done yet.

Broten said it’s an urgent issue of fairness and justice. As premier, he’d fund the schools “immediately” and then bill the federal government.

“The education I want for my own daughters is what I want for all kids in Saskatchewan,” Broten said in a statement.

“But right now, there are children in our province that aren’t getting a fair shot at fulfilling their potential because they’re not getting the education they deserve. That must change.”