Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules | Unpublished
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Publication Date: December 6, 2025 - 12:25

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Canada has legal duty to provide safe water, housing to remote First Nations, federal judge rules

December 6, 2025

A federal judge has sided with two First Nations in Manitoba and one in Ontario that sued the Canadian government over its duty to provide them with safe housing and clean drinking water, in separate rulings delivered Friday.



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