CELA urges the federal government to reintroduce Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act.
Prior to the last election, Bill 61 had been considered by Committee and reported back to Parliament. CELA urges the government to expedite and proceed with the reintroduction of that Bill in essentially the same format as reported back by Committee in the last Parliament.
While progress has been made over many years, there are still too many First Nations whose treated drinking water is not adequately or consistently safe and whose systems are the subject of ongoing and even long-term boil water advisories. This situation is untenable, unacceptable, inequitable, and a breach of the human right to safe drinking water that is held by the members of those communities.
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CELA Submission Re: Safe Drinking Water for First Nations
CELA urges the federal government to reintroduce Bill C-61, the First Nations Clean Water Act.
Prior to the last election, Bill 61 had been considered by Committee and reported back to Parliament. CELA urges the government to expedite and proceed with the reintroduction of that Bill in essentially the same format as reported back by Committee in the last Parliament.
While progress has been made over many years, there are still too many First Nations whose treated drinking water is not adequately or consistently safe and whose systems are the subject of ongoing and even long-term boil water advisories. This situation is untenable, unacceptable, inequitable, and a breach of the human right to safe drinking water that is held by the members of those communities.
This publication is found on the Canadian Environmental Law Archive website; click here to open it in a new tab.
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