“Whenever there's an absence of information, people start making up their own theories.”
“Who's really running the Indigenous Services ministry? Is it the minister herself or is it the Department of Justice and bureaucrats?”
“People here need to know what's going on and how is this deal supposed to work, and so far, we have scant details whatsoever.”
“She should understand how hard it is to see your child suffering in a detention centre.”
“Canada will continue to collect all toll revenue, with half of net profits then going towards local economic development for 15 years.”
“Our people demand answers.”

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On the recordJune 17, 2026
In 2015, when the Liberal government was elected, they promised to end all water boil advisories.
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Leah Gazan
New Democratic Party
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thestar.com

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Criticizing the government's failure on water advisories.

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