Discussion · Government Orders
Ellis Ross Conservative
“The Liberals talk about helping First Nations get clean drinking water, but they fight First Nations in court over it. I want my colleague to comment on this contradiction.”
“Madam Speaker, first nations Canadians should know that this is the track record of the Liberal government. It promised to put in a framework to do something in the future, and the first nations leaders, including me, have heard this so many times before. First nations leaders and Canadians should understand that it is a great speech from the Liberal government, and a great bill, so it says, but in the meantime, it is opposing first nations in court that want to have clean drinking water in their communities. It is appealing decisions that it lost in court. Does my colleague have an opinion on the doublespeak the Liberal government is employing against clean drinking water?”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, first nations Canadians should know that this is the track record of the Liberal government. It promised to put in a framework to do something in the future, and the first nations leaders, including me, have heard this so many times before. First nations leaders and Canadians should understand that it is a great speech from the Liberal government, and a great bill, so it says, but in the meantime, it is opposing first nations in court that want to have clean drinking water in their communities. It is appealing decisions that it lost in court. Does my colleague have an opinion on the doublespeak the Liberal government is employing against clean drinking water?