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Reblogged by jsonstein@masto.deoan.org ("Jeff Sonstein"):
sps@historians.social ("Steve Schwinghamer") wrote:
"The federal government has no legal duty to ensure First Nations have clean drinking water."
I don't care if this is a flawless legal approach.
Setting aside the whole ethic of reconciliation and good faith (!), you can't take the paternalistic and controlling stance of maintaining the Indian Act on the one hand, and refuse responsibilities on the other...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/shamattawa-class-action-drinking-water-1.7345254