Discussion · Government Orders
Leah Gazan NDP
“A court ordered the government to spend that money. First Nations leaders say it is still billions of dollars short of what is needed to give communities clean drinking water. The government should not use children's right to water to score political points.”
“Madam Speaker, that is how sneaky the Liberals are. I want to remind the member across the way that it is a court-ordered amount that the government is obliged to spend. I would also like to remind the member that first nations leaders, including the AFN, have been very clear that it is billions of dollars short to equate the cost of ensuring the right to clean drinking water on first nations. I say shame on the government. It is politicizing the right of our kids to clean drinking water.”
Official Hansard
Madam Speaker, that is how sneaky the Liberals are. I want to remind the member across the way that it is a court-ordered amount that the government is obliged to spend. I would also like to remind the member that first nations leaders, including the AFN, have been very clear that it is billions of dollars short to equate the cost of ensuring the right to clean drinking water on first nations. I say shame on the government. It is politicizing the right of our kids to clean drinking water.