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- Indigenous people have been standing up to protect water for decades — because to them, is more than just hydration. Water is alive and holds a spirit. Water is sacred. It's the lifeblood that flows through lakes, rivers and oceans, fosters important ecosystems and has been used for transportation since time immemorial.
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Apr 22, 2023 · Indigenous people have been standing up to protect water for decades — because to them, is more than just hydration. Water is alive and holds a spirit. Water is sacred. It's the lifeblood that...
- Too many First Nations lack clean drinking water and it's ...
The federal government has not done enough to ensure people...
- Too many First Nations lack clean drinking water and it's ...
Aug 18, 2021 · Why is Clean Water inaccessible to Indigenous communities? Despite Canada possessing the world’s third largest freshwater reserves, many Indigenous communities are not supplied with clean safe drinking water, a crisis that has been going on for decades. In Canada, drinking water advisories are issued to warn people not to drink unsafe water.
Mar 1, 2024 · After a years-long battle, the federal government opened the First Nations drinking-water settlement process in 2022, offering compensation to First Nations that have suffered for long...
Oct 14, 2022 · A report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation sheds light on how indigenous peoples offer valuable ways to address the global water crisis. However, government practices and policies are putting their water resources and livelihoods at risk.
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- Shipbuilding Strategy Slow to Replace Federal Fleet
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Last fall, aCBC News surveydetermined the Liberal government would miss its March 2021 deadline to lift all long-term boil water advisories — something that Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller acknowledged in December 2020. The audit found that COVID-19 pushed the timeline back on some water projects, but Indigenous Services Canada was already...
The auditor general's review of the national shipbuilding strategy — implemented in 2010 to manufacture combat and non-combat ships for the Canadian Navy and the Coast Guard — found that it has been plagued by delays and cost overruns. "[The federal departments] did not manage the National Shipbuilding Strategy in a manner that supported timely ren...
Among the other findings released by the auditor general on Thursday: 1. The Canada Revenue Agency was praised for its management of the Canada Child Benefit program, which the audit found paid out $24 billion promptly and to the right people during the fiscal year 2019–2020. But the auditors found that the government in some cases kept making paym...
May 17, 2021 · Today, Indigenous Services Canada provided an update on progress toward clean drinking water in all First Nations communities. As of May 17, 2021, 106 long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted. In other words, reliable access to safe drinking water has been restored for 5920 homes and 447 buildings in 77 communities since November ...
Mar 1, 2024 · The current failures to end long-term Water advisories within Indigenous communities are due to the lack of recognition for Indigenous sacred ways and respect for Mother Earth. These Water crises also reflect the lack of progress in advancing Indigenous Water reconciliation.
