Diluted clean water bill reveals Liberals’ ‘take it or leave it’ approach to First Nations, say critics

From Bill C-5 to C-37, First Nations leaders and parliamentarians say Liberals are taking a ‘pick and choose’ approach to the government’s duty to consult.
Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, centre, says the Liberals' new First Nations Clean Water Act is designed to not be challenged so it can 'stand the test of time,' but First Nations leaders say it's another 'take it or leave it' deal without consultation.

First Nations leaders and parliamentarians say the Liberals’ reintroduced clean water legislation is the latest example of what they describe as a “pick-and-choose” approach to the federal government’s duty to consult—invoking constitutional obligations to delay or...

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