Not Now, We’re Busy

Globe and Mail

The Trudeau government, which once promised to end all long-term drinking-water advisories in First Nations this year, now estimates it could take until 2026.

The new timeline was not announced by the minister who is responsible, but revealed in government documents that officials from Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) presented to the House of Commons Public Accounts committee. The documents say the department will continue work with First Nations to implement projects that address needs for all communities affected by long-term drinking-water advisories, and note an expected completion date of March, 2026.

20 Replies to “Not Now, We’re Busy”

  1. Oh.
    But according to our media,Harper was racist cause his government could not promise to fix all these water treatment problems overnight,unlike their hero Justine..
    So are the Liberals now native hating racists? Now they admit there were no overnight magic solutions..
    Sound of crickets from media..

    1. The Liberal minister admitted in February or March of this year that they would have to break their promise to the natives. There were brief stories that one day, even on the CBC. The “At Issue” CBC crew even talked about it for two whole minutes.

      Not complete cricket sounds. But they sure were not interested in any follow-up, or laying any gloves on precious Justin.

  2. Will the Liberals be planting those 1 billion trees they’ve promised along the way to also providing this clean water?

    Actually, I know (quite a few) a few plumbers in Calgary that could use the work, but none of them are Liberals so I doubt they’ll qualify for this gig.

  3. How can every little Alberta village take stockyard runoff and turn it into potable water for a reasonable monthly bill. Indian reserves take near pristine water in the forest, spend millions, and can’t make it fit to drink. All it should need is simple filtration and chlorination. Perhaps the chief’s brother who runs the water plant for $175,000 per year has a substance problem. The technology isn’t challenging.

    1. Maybe they should be told carry on live the traditional life you claim to uphold and love and drink from the slough like you used to. If you want town water move to town and leave the reserve. Nobody can afford to supply all these fake nations all over millions of square miles with town water. most of the equipment flown in, maybe it is time the got told. Because as Canada goes bankrupt they will need to find personal water filters on their own.
      Send New Munnah

      1. Watcher, “if you want town water move to town and leave the reserve”. Funny that huh, all the complaint’s of reserve life, yet most do not leave them. I wonder what the attraction is. /s. It can’t be money, as the band councils manage to “utilize” that, so if it’s so bad, what keeps them so attached to reserve life?

  4. Isn’t that Carolyn Bennett’s portfolio?

    Haven’t heard or seen much from her lately.

  5. The complexities of a water treatment plant are way beyond the understanding of a snowboard instructor and apparently well beyond the thousands of bureaucrats and Lawyers and Indian governance princes and princesses.

    1. Quebec engineering firms can’t find employees who want to work in remote native communities, so Liberals have no one available to bribe.

  6. Everything is five years. It’s more ejection sloganeering. Child care, five years. Balanced budget, five years. National yoga initative, five years.

    Give ’em a majority they’ll deliver.

  7. Yet he can quickly find billions to spend on globull warming that is no threat to anyone.

  8. What kind of ‘nation’ can’t take care of its own drinking water? They’re not nations, they’re Indian tribes.

    1. “What kind of ‘nation’ can’t take care of its own drinking water?”

      Mexico. Oh and if you’re going to visit… don’t drink the water.(same advice applies to any 3rd world shithole)

  9. Don’t believe it when the media tells you previous governments did nothing to help the water situation on reserves. The expenditure on this has been massive over the years.
    Ask any local contractor. The equipment to supply adequate safe water is supplied and installed but pretty soon it goes to hell when the chief and band leadership expect the equipment should be looked after for free in perpetuity. After awhile nobody is looking after the stuff and it fails. An endless cycle.

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