Speech (committee meeting)

{
    "time": "2023-10-26 11:20:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Mr. Nelson Barbosa",
        "fr": "M. Nelson Barbosa"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8004569\" data-originallang=\"en\">Thank you for the question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004570\" data-originallang=\"en\">One long-term drinking water advisory is too many. I would say there are currently 28 long-term drinking water advisories in 26 communities, as you mentioned. All of those drinking water advisories have a plan in place in order to lift them. Since 2015, there have been 143 long-term drinking water advisories lifted, and another 259 short-term water advisories\u2014which are water advisories under a year\u2014that have been lifted.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004571\" data-originallang=\"en\">To the question on modalities or reasons, there are largely two principal reasons that these long-term drinking water advisories are in place, and there are plans and actions to see them come to an end.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004572\" data-originallang=\"en\">The first is infrastructure. I mentioned that by the end of next year, this department will have provided $5.6 billion, largely in infrastructure funding to support the end of these long-term drinking water advisories, but also to support the administration of water affairs in all 634 first nations across Canada. Infrastructure is increasingly expensive. These systems, in some cases, take years to develop, plan and replace. We are committed to working in partnership with first nations in order to see the best pieces of infrastructure meet the best health and water outcomes for any particular community.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004573\" data-originallang=\"en\">The second modality\u2014to answer your question of \u201cWhy?\u201d\u2014is largely about the operations and maintenance of water systems. The operations of these facilities are managed by first nations, but they are truly complex pieces of infrastructure. We have several programs to support first nations in the administration of their water affairs.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004574\" data-originallang=\"en\">We recognize that there are currently 28 long-term drinking water advisories. We are pleased that we have seen success over the last number of years, but we are by no means at the end of this process. We continue to work in partnership with first nations in order to see that progress come to an end.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8004569\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je vous remercie de la question.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004570\" data-originallang=\"en\">Un seul avis \u00e0 long terme sur la qualit\u00e9 de l'eau potable, c'est d\u00e9j\u00e0 trop. Je dirais qu'il y en a actuellement 28 dans 26 collectivit\u00e9s, comme vous l'avez dit. Tous ces avis s'accompagnent d'un plan visant \u00e0 les lever. Depuis 2015, 143 avis \u00e0 long terme, et 259 autres avis \u00e0 court terme, c'est\u2011\u00e0\u2011dire de moins d'un an, ont \u00e9t\u00e9 lev\u00e9s.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004571\" data-originallang=\"en\">Pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 la question des modalit\u00e9s ou des causes, je dirai qu'il y a essentiellement deux raisons pour lesquelles ces avis \u00e0 long terme sur la qualit\u00e9 de l'eau potable sont en place, et il y a des plans et des mesures visant \u00e0 les lever.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004572\" data-originallang=\"en\">Le premier probl\u00e8me est l'infrastructure. J'ai dit que, d'ici la fin de l'ann\u00e9e prochaine, le minist\u00e8re aura consacr\u00e9 5,6 milliards de dollars, principalement sous forme de fonds d'infrastructure, en vue d'\u00e9liminer ces avis \u00e0 long terme, mais aussi pour appuyer l'administration des affaires relatives \u00e0 l'eau dans les 634 Premi\u00e8res Nations du Canada. Les infrastructures co\u00fbtent de plus en plus cher. Dans certains cas, il faut des ann\u00e9es pour \u00e9laborer, planifier et remplacer les r\u00e9seaux. Nous sommes d\u00e9termin\u00e9s \u00e0 travailler en partenariat avec les Premi\u00e8res Nations afin de veiller \u00e0 ce que les meilleurs \u00e9l\u00e9ments d'infrastructure produisent les meilleurs r\u00e9sultats en mati\u00e8re de sant\u00e9 et d'eau pour toute collectivit\u00e9 donn\u00e9e.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004573\" data-originallang=\"en\">La deuxi\u00e8me modalit\u00e9, pour r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 votre question sur les causes, concerne principalement l'exploitation et l'entretien des r\u00e9seaux d'approvisionnement en eau. L'exploitation de ces installations est g\u00e9r\u00e9e par les Premi\u00e8res Nations, mais ce sont des \u00e9l\u00e9ments d'infrastructure vraiment complexes. Nous avons plusieurs programmes pour aider les Premi\u00e8res Nations \u00e0 g\u00e9rer leurs affaires relatives \u00e0 l'eau.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8004574\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous reconnaissons qu'il y a actuellement 28 avis \u00e0 long terme portant sur la qualit\u00e9 de l'eau potable. Nous sommes heureux d'avoir connu du succ\u00e8s au cours des derni\u00e8res ann\u00e9es, mais nous sommes loin d'\u00eatre au bout de ces efforts. Nous continuons de travailler en partenariat avec les Premi\u00e8res Nations pour que les progr\u00e8s arrivent \u00e0 leur terme.</p>"
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