Discussion · Government Orders
Ellis Ross Conservative
“This bill is just a big announcement to hide the government's real record. The government is losing court cases about drinking water on reserves, and it is fighting those decisions in court. Why is the minister appealing the latest court decision the government lost?”
“Madam Speaker, I want to reaffirm a question, which my colleague asked previously, and its answer, because this is a big, shiny announcement. As a first nations leader, I have seen big, shiny announcements over the last 20 years, but I think it is important that Canadians and aboriginals understand that, underneath this shiny announcement, the Canadian government, the Liberal government, is actually losing court cases regarding drinking water on reserves. At the same time, the government is appealing the decisions that it has lost. Can the minister explain why the government is appealing the latest decision it lost?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, I want to reaffirm a question, which my colleague asked previously, and its answer, because this is a big, shiny announcement. As a first nations leader, I have seen big, shiny announcements over the last 20 years, but I think it is important that Canadians and aboriginals understand that, underneath this shiny announcement, the Canadian government, the Liberal government, is actually losing court cases regarding drinking water on reserves. At the same time, the government is appealing the decisions that it has lost. Can the minister explain why the government is appealing the latest decision it lost?