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Despite provincial opposition, federal minister planning to table First Nations water bill

Despite provincial opposition, federal minister planning to table First Nations water bill

The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Two provincial environment ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s […]

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Alberta panel formed to fight federal overreach questioned over proposed cuts to newcomers

Alberta panel formed to fight federal overreach questioned over proposed cuts to newcomers

Two members of Alberta’s new $2-million panel fighting federal overreach say they aren’t responsible for the messaging and ideas on the panel’s website, including a suggestion to end social supports for some newcomers. “I can’t comment on what the province has put up in the website,” Adam Legge, president of the Business Council of Alberta,

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