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House Hansard - 24

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 24 - Feb/4/22
Mr. Vance Badawey (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services, Lib.)
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Mr. Speaker, the events at Marten Falls are concerning. Our department will follow up with the community, and continue to follow up with the community to ensure a path forward that works for them. Everyone deserves the right to clean water and proper infrastructure to help with the needs of the community. This is why we have invested in drinking water advisories since 2015. To date, we have lifted 127 long-term advisories and prevented 208 short-term advisories from becoming long term. There is still more to do across the board for these communities and for water operators, and of course the proper infrastructure all communities need—
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