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Tory bill aims to regulate First Nations drinki

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Tory bill aims to regulate First Nations drinking water


Misc CDN | 206717 hits | May 27 6:46 pm | Posted by: wildrosegirl
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Drinking water in First Nations communities would be brought to the same standard as water off reserves under a bill introduced by the Conservative government.

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  1. by avatar GreenTiger
    Fri May 28, 2010 2:19 am
    If the First Nations are Independant then why is the Canadian Government shelling out a lot of money to raise the water standards?

  2. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Fri May 28, 2010 2:23 am
    Manitoba's Grand chief, Ron Evans, said because they weren't consulted, they will oppose it :roll:

  3. by avatar Dragom
    Fri May 28, 2010 3:11 am
    "GreenTiger" said
    If the First Nations are Independant then why is the Canadian Government shelling out a lot of money to raise the water standards?

    About 8% of people in BC are native. About half the people waiting in line at soup kitchens, shelters and the welfare office in Victoria are native.

    It's just so darn expensive to let them take care of stuff themselves.

  4. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Fri May 28, 2010 3:47 am
    Actually less than 5% are aboriginal and about 1.5% claim to be Metis.

  5. by OnTheIce
    Fri May 28, 2010 3:56 am
    The World has evolved so much yet Indians can't figure out how to spend their billions on the basic necessities of life.

  6. by avatar Public_Domain
    Fri May 28, 2010 12:20 pm
    :|

  7. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Fri May 28, 2010 12:39 pm
    only some of their leaders do.

  8. by avatar QBall
    Fri May 28, 2010 1:41 pm
    I don't think regulation is what's needed to ensure clean drinking water on reserves. What's needed is for the Natives to deal with the problem on their own. More laws won't change apathy or inaction.

  9. by avatar Brenda
    Fri May 28, 2010 1:54 pm
    "Mr_Canada" said
    I do not object Natives getting the same drinking water as you or I.

    I hope none of you actually oppose this either.

    I certainly don't. But if I do not live within city/village limits, I have to dig my own well and get myself a septic tank and maintain it, because the city won't give me. Why is this different? :?

  10. by avatar andyt
    Fri May 28, 2010 3:53 pm
    We have enough problems here at home, we shouldn't be giving so much money in foreign aid. If those First Nations want clean water, they should tax their populations and build it, same as we do in Canada.

  11. by OnTheIce
    Fri May 28, 2010 3:58 pm
    "andyt" said
    We have enough problems here at home, we shouldn't be giving so much money in foreign aid. If those First Nations want clean water, they should tax their populations and build it, same as we do in Canada.


    But that's not how Indians think.

    Indians should be provided for. They should take zero responsibility for their own well being, that falls upon the tax payers of Canada. Everything is the fault of the white man....alcoholism,crime, terrible education, poor living conditions, contaminated drinking water....the whole thing is all our fault and we'll be paying for it for generations to come.

    Let's not ever expect them to be anything but leaches on the Canadian tax payer.



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