So, as legislators, we have to trust the government. There is a consensus, however, that when First Nations have trusted government throughout history, it has often been to their great disadvantage.
The government will accumulate an enormous amount of information on water, based on data from the population. But who will own the data? Will the data be open? Will it belong to First Nations? Will it belong to the federal or provincial governments? Who will own the water? Will it be a question of shared jurisdiction, if it's open data?