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May 19, 2026
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Liberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water
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Liberals are playing legal hardball with First Nations over drinking water
OTTAWA — The federal government is turning to the courts in its long-running battle with Indigenous groups over drinking water at reserves.
In a move that could extend the conflict for years, the Liberals have filed an application to intervene in a lawsuit brought by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs against the government. That case is about the delivery and management of clean drinking water on reserve lands and whether Ottawa has adequately fulfilled its constitutional duty to provide it.
The federal government argu…
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