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Canada

True Dough

(20,265 posts) Sat Oct 5, 2019, 07:43 PM Oct 2019

Jagmeet Singh commits to bring clean drinking water to every First Nation in Canada

which would be LONG overdue.

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Jagmeet Singh commits to bring clean drinking water to every First Nation in Canada (Original Post) True Dough Oct 2019 OP

How is the right to clean water even a thing anywhere? abqtommy Oct 2019 #1

I know, right? True Dough Oct 2019 #2

It's been going on for a long time in Canada First Nations . Glad someone is addressing basic needs lunasun Oct 2019 #4

This is a good man rationalcalgarian Oct 2019 #3

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)

1. How is the right to clean water even a thing anywhere?

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2019, 08:07 PM

Oct 2019

True Dough

(20,265 posts)

2. I know, right?

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Sat Oct 5, 2019, 08:10 PM

Oct 2019

It's a crying shame that many aboriginal reserves in Canada have been enduring such situations for decades.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

4. It's been going on for a long time in Canada First Nations . Glad someone is addressing basic needs

Reply to abqtommy (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 6, 2019, 12:53 AM

Oct 2019

that are lacking there and promising funds when they have the media’s ear

https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/06/07/make-it-safe/canadas-obligation-end-first-nations-water-crisis

rationalcalgarian

(295 posts)

3. This is a good man

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Sat Oct 5, 2019, 11:50 PM

Oct 2019

While Liberals and Conservatives work hard for their campaign contributors (corporations and wealthy), the NDP remind us of the true meaning of governance.

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