Feds never on track to fix First Nations drinking water says auditor general
Communities will never have reliable drinking water ‘until deficiencies with water systems are addressed,’ says Karen Hogan
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Indigenous Services braces for audit of department’s efforts to supply First Nations with clean water
Auditor general set to table report in the House of Commons on Thursday afternoon
Tainted drinking water found in several First Nations daycares and schools in Quebec
Federal officials recommend communities let the water run in order to reduce lead levels, but experts argue it isn’t a reliable solution.
‘It doesn’t make sense’: Feds pledged spend billions on First Nations water plants, but not on the pipes to carry fresh water to homes
Brittany Hobson, APTN News – Annie Burns-Pieper, Institute for Investigative Reporting The $1.74 billion invested…
Overworked, underpaid: Ottawa’s chronic lack of funding leaves First Nations water operators behind
An investigation reveals Indigenous water operators sometimes earn less than half of what municipal operators are paid, but an Indigenous-led group in Atlantic Canada has a solution.
Report: Lifespan of First Nations water infrastructure cut short by underfunding
For decades, Ottawa allowed the situation to worsen before finally increasing funding for these facilities.
Indigenous services minister ‘alarmed’ by allegations about construction practices on First Nations
Annie Burns-Pieper, Institute for Investigative Journalism – Brittany Hobson, APTN News Indigenous Services Minister Marc…
‘We’ve been dictated to here by government’: How colonial systems have left some First Nations without drinking water
Institute for Investigative Journalism, Concordia University – APTN News – Global News When Ed Morrison…
Manitoba First Nation seeking help from United Nations over their lack of clean water
Long term drinking water advisories remain an issue in many First Nation communities throughout Canada.