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{
"time": "2024-10-08 14:45:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Niki Ashton (Churchill\u2014Keewatinook Aski, NDP)",
"fr": "Mme Niki Ashton (Churchill\u2014Keewatinook Aski, NPD)"
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"8598040\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, we are now over 1,300 days since the Liberals promised to end long-term boil water advisories, but instead of doing that, they are fighting first nations in court as we speak. Doing their best Stephen Harper impression, they are carrying on years of colonialism and denying first nations the right to clean drinking water. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598041\" data-originallang=\"en\">Shamattawa, the lead plaintiff, is taking on Canada, one of the richest countries in the world, whose <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">Prime Minister</a> travels the world pretending to be a leader in human rights, all the while denying Shamattawa clean water.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598042\" data-originallang=\"en\"> When will the government stop fighting Shamattawa, Tataskweyak and 58 first nations and deliver clean drinking water? </p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"8598040\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, il y a maintenant plus de 1 300 jours que les lib\u00e9raux ont promis de lever les avis \u00e0 long terme de faire bouillir l'eau, mais au lieu d'agir, ils se battent contre les Premi\u00e8res Nations devant les tribunaux en ce moment m\u00eame. Ils imitent \u00e0 la perfection Stephen Harper en perp\u00e9tuant des ann\u00e9es de colonialisme et en privant des Premi\u00e8res Nations du droit \u00e0 une eau potable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598041\" data-originallang=\"en\"> La Premi\u00e8re Nation de Shamattawa, la principale demanderesse, affronte le Canada, l'un des pays les plus riches au monde, dont le <a data-HoCid=\"214296\" href=\"/politicians/justin-trudeau/\" title=\"Justin Trudeau\">premier ministre</a> parcourt le monde en pr\u00e9tendant \u00eatre un chef de file en mati\u00e8re de droits de la personne alors m\u00eame qu'il emp\u00eache la Premi\u00e8re Nation de Shamattawa d'avoir acc\u00e8s \u00e0 de l'eau potable.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"8598042\" data-originallang=\"en\">Quand le gouvernement cessera-t-il de se battre contre la Premi\u00e8re Nation de Shamattawa, la nation crie de Tataskweyak et 58 autres Premi\u00e8res Nations et fournira-t-il de l'eau potable?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2024/10/8/niki-ashton-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/niki-ashton/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4267/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "12914296",
"h1": {
"en": "Oral Questions",
"fr": "Questions orales"
},
"h2": {
"en": "Indigenous Affairs",
"fr": "Les affaires autochtones"
},
"document_url": "/debates/2024/10/8/",
"related": {
"document_speeches_url": "/speeches/?document=%2Fdebates%2F2024%2F10%2F8%2F"
}
}