Mr. Speaker, Neskantaga First Nation, in my riding, has been under a boil water advisory for 25 years. Now, because of the shutdown of its water treatment plant, many community members are being forced to evacuate. This is, by all accounts, a public health emergency, and one that could have been prevented if action had been taken sooner.
The government has shown that it can spend billions of dollars to address a crisis within a very short time frame. When will it finally eliminate all long-term drinking water advisories on reserve?