OTTAWA All drinking water advisories in First Nations communities across Canada were supposed to be lifted this month, but with 58 still in place the federal government won’t commit to a new timeline for when every Indigenous person on reserve will be able to safely drink from the taps. Indigenous Services Canada says that lifting all outstanding drinking water advisories remains a “top priority,” but other than vowing to put the work in “as quickly as possible,” the government won’t say whether it could be months or years before these advisories are resolved for good. “It s not about putting another sort of arbitrary date,” Deputy Minister of Indigenous Services Christiane Fox said during a technical briefing with reporters.
Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller recommitted the federal government Wednesday to its goal of lifting all long-term drinking water advisories on First Nations reserves but didn't offer a timeline for completing the work.
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