Send a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, his Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty, President of the Treasury Board Shafquat Ali and to your MP demanding they keep their promise to ensure access to safe, clean water across every community in this country.
We are calling on members to help pressure the federal government to take urgent action, not only to end long-term drinking water advisories, but to ensure every community has reliable access to safe, clean drinking water.
Thirty-seven First Nations communities across Canada still do not have reliable access to safe, clean drinking water. Communities under drinking water advisories cannot safely drink tap water unless it is boiled first.
Some of these advisories have been in place for more than thirty years. Entire generations have grown up without safe drinking water in their homes and communities.
While some progress has been made in recent years, many communities are still waiting for lasting solutions. More action, sustained investment, and accountability are needed to ensure every First Nations community has reliable access to safe, clean drinking water.
Enough is enough.