Ottawa – The federal minister of indigenous services says that his government has planned to resume the law again to clean the rights of nations – to fully scrap the bill completely despite the calls of Alberta and Ontario.
Two provincial environmental ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week to leave the law of Prime Minister Mark Carney to give up the law, which they see as a delay in reducing competition and project development.
Alberta environmental minister Rebecca Shulz and his Ontario counterpart Tod McCarthi wrote to Federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrin on 30 June, “Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a commitment to do things differently.”
“We hope that this new federal government will get away from policies and laws that reduce competition, delays the development of the project and damage specific provinces and regions without any quantitative benefits for the natural environment.”
One of the bills he excluded is C -61, the law introduced in the final Parliament demanding that the first nations have reached to clean drinking water and can protect freshwater sources over their areas.
The bill faced the process of a long committee, but the Parliament was not passed in the law before piercing.
In an email statement, a spokesperson of indigenous service minister Mandi Gul-Masti said that everyone in Canada should have access to clean water.
“That is why our new government has committed to present and pass this law that the first nations have a human right to clean drinking water. To be clear, we intend to present this law to pursue this important commitment,” said Livi McAlaria.
“Provinces, regions and federal governments have a common responsibility of harmony with indigenous people … We ask all MPs, provinces and regions to support this important law to ensure that the first nations have access to clean drinking water.”
Indigenous service Canada data shows that 37 long-term drinking water advice is still across the country-most of them are in Ontario.
This report of Canadian Press was first published on July 4, 2025.
Alesia Purochaphium, Canadian Press
