“Quebec currently has no boil water advisories because local and provincial governments work together. Can the member share examples of these partnerships that First Nations could learn from to build water systems?”

“Mr. Speaker, I understand that right now in Quebec, there are no boil water advisories. It is a region that maybe other regions can learn from, with collaboration between municipal governments and provincial governments. I am wondering if my colleague can highlight some of the principled partnerships that he has seen that first nations can learn from in order to create great utilities and critical infrastructure, like water in Quebec.”

“The Liberals have spent billions over 11 years, but First Nations still have drinking water problems. I want to know if my colleague trusts this government to spend this new money properly to fix the problem.”

“Mr. Speaker, the minister earlier and the Liberals have made so many announcements worth billions of dollars and have done many things. This bill coincided with an announcement of multiple billions of dollars to tackle this issue, but the issue still remains after 11 years of broken promises. I wonder if my colleague feels confident that the Liberal government will spend that money effectively on behalf of first nations and taxpayers in order to solve the root cause of this issue.”