Trudeau promised safe drinking water for all First Nations, empty plastic bottles continue to pile up so high in Neskantaga First Nation that the community doesn’t know where to put them all.
The Liberals followed that up with the First Nations Clean Water Act, which proposed recognizing safe drinking water as a basic human right for all First Nations, setting water quality standards on reserves and helping protect the sources of water flowing onto First Nation lands. The bill died on the order paper when Parliament was prorogued in January.
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