On June 16, 2026, Canada’s federal government introduced Bill C-37, the proposed First Nations Clean Water Act, marking the Carney government’s first legislative attempt on the issue and the third overall by the Liberal party, which had previously introduced similar bills in 2020 and 2023, neither of which became law. Tabled by Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, the bill aims to close a long-standing regulatory gap: unlike other communities across Canada, First Nations have never had legally enforceable protections for safe drinking water. Alongside the legislation, the government announced a…
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