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Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to c/canada@lemmy.ca

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A federal judge has sided with two First Nations in Manitoba and one in Ontario that sued the Canadian government over its duty to provide them with safe housing and clean drinking water, in separate rulings delivered Friday.

The federal government has had a duty to ensure Shamattawa First Nation, and other First Nations who opt into the northern Manitoba First Nation's class-action, were provided access to drinking water safe for human use over the claim period, Justice Paul Favel said in a decision.

Shamattawa launched the class-action, which was certified in 2023, on behalf of all First Nations members countrywide whose communities were subject to a drinking water advisory in effect on or after June 20, 2020.

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[–] adespoton@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Seems to me that if the Federal government told them where they must live, that government has a responsibility to provide safe drinking water. For nations that are self governed and are able to move around on their traditional lands, I’d argue that it’s up to them to find safe drinking water.

Treaty status and details should also be taken into consideration.

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (4 children)

It would also depend on other things. Even if they are currently on their traditional lands, they might still be limited by the size of the reservation they were given which could have no access to water other than ground wells, no rivers or lakes. Then the government should also be responsible for them.

[–] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I mean, if there was no natural water supply it wouldn't have been part of their traditional lands.

The big exception I see is if resource extraction had caused pollution or other direct problems that make a traditional water source unsafe.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And we know resource extraction has happened a lot in remote regions. I mean who's heard of a mine opening in downtown Toronto?

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