No, it is not acceptable. We believe all Canadians should have access to clean drinking water, absolutely. That's what pushes and motivates our department to work directly with chiefs and councils to address these issues.
You mentioned York Factory. We have been in touch. We have teams on standby 24-7 to take calls from indigenous leaders, whether it be on water issues, fire, mental health supports or COVID. In terms of York Factory, the water is back up and running. However, the chief and council have decided that they want to do additional testing before they turn it back on.
When issues arise, we want to be responsive and we want to work in lockstep with them to try to address those concerns.