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Sébastien Lemire Bloc Québécois
“Safe drinking water is a human right. We must work directly with First Nations to fix this, because the government has wasted too much time. This problem should have been solved decades ago, and we need to act now.”
“Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his remarks and for his consistent sensitivity to these issue, particularly as reflected in his close relationship with the Atikamekw nation. He raises an important point, namely the work that went into the legislation. I also want to bring the concern of the Assembly of First Nations into the discussion. The gradual implementation of the human right to safe drinking water must absolutely be recognized. That is fundamental. We cannot achieve the desired outcome if we do not include first nations, if this project is not developed in partnership with them. We failed to do so in the budget implementation. We have wasted time, which means first nations are not seeing the results they deserve. This should have been resolved decades ago. It still has not been. Urgent action is needed.”
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Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his remarks and for his consistent sensitivity to these issue, particularly as reflected in his close relationship with the Atikamekw nation. He raises an important point, namely the work that went into the legislation. I also want to bring the concern of the Assembly of First Nations into the discussion. The gradual implementation of the human right to safe drinking water must absolutely be recognized. That is fundamental. We cannot achieve the desired outcome if we do not include first nations, if this project is not developed in partnership with them. We failed to do so in the budget implementation. We have wasted time, which means first nations are not seeing the results they deserve. This should have been resolved decades ago. It still has not been. Urgent action is needed.