Federal Report Confirms More Funding Needed to Ensure Safe Water for First Nations

Thunder Bay – INDIGENOUS – Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) Grand Chief Derek Fox says yesterday’s report by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) on Canada’s failure to provide the necessary supports to ensure that First Nations communities have access to safe drinking water must be met with firm funding commitments in the upcoming federal budget.
“This report detailing the inadequacy of operation and maintenance funding for First Nations water systems comes as no