First Nations voice concerns over lower drinking water funding in federal budget

First Nations leaders say Ottawa’s latest budget keeps drinking water funding at levels that have already failed to end years of broken promises.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget pledges $2.3-billion over three years to provide clean drinking water on First Nations, or around $777-million a year. That’s roughly equivalent to the $800-million a year over two years that former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government promised in 2024.