Ottawa adds five years to end water advisories for First Nations theglobeandmail.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theglobeandmail.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The development comes amid a furor over advice from Canada’s independent vaccine advisory group that some people should wait for what it called a preferred shot
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Up to now, the federal government’s attempts to bring clean drinking water to First Nations have been dominated by slick photo-ops to show off the expensive new infrastructure that has been put in place. But once the cameras are turned off and the politicians have gone home, many communities have been left in the lurch.
Though the federal Liberals failed to live up to their 2015 campaign promise to end all First Nations boil water advisories within five years, they have had some success solving water and wastewater woes with large, expensive capital assets. This response is not altogether misplaced, as infrastructure and technology are essential for clean water.
iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on May 4, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, receiving their first shots of AstraZeneca s COVID vaccine in April (Adam Scotti/Prime Minister s Office photo)
As the Conservatives get ready to kick off a full day of debate on whether he should fire his longtime chief of staff
Katie Telford over her alleged role in the ongoing controversy over how his office handled a 2018 misconduct allegation against then-chief of defence staff
Jonathan Vance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to the Hill for a mid-morning appearance on the COVID-19 briefing circuit. (11:30 AM)
Indigenous communities should be able to choose online voting, especially during COVID-19: Report theconversation.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theconversation.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.