{"id":790,"date":"2020-12-04T01:02:22","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T01:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/?p=790"},"modified":"2020-12-13T23:47:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-13T23:47:11","slug":"trudeau-declines-to-set-new-deadline-for-ending-boil-water-advisories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cusjc.ca\/noveltimes\/2020\/12\/04\/trudeau-declines-to-set-new-deadline-for-ending-boil-water-advisories\/","title":{"rendered":"Trudeau declines to set new deadline for ending boil water advisories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”63px” custom_margin=”-51px||-31px|||” custom_padding=”0px||4px|||”]

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Shoal Lake 40, pictured here, has not had clean drinking water for years. (Photo provided by Council of Canadians, licensed under\u00a0CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)<\/a><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”]

OTTAWA —\u00a0<\/span>Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday would not commit to a new deadline for his promise to end all drinking water advisories in Indigenous communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At a press conference outside Rideau Cottage, Trudeau said the COVID-19 pandemic has delayed the government\u2019s progress.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere are situations in which COVID-19 has interfered with our ability to work hard to get these new installations in, but we are continuing to redouble our efforts because it is unacceptable that any Canadian across the country does not have access to safe clean drinking water,\u201d he said in a response to a question from The Novel Times.<\/span><\/p>\n

His remarks came after Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller announced on Thursday the government would not fulfil its pledge to end advisories by March 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Miller said in a press conference that COVID-19 delayed construction and impacted Ottawa\u2019s ability to meet its deadline. He claimed responsibility for missing the deadline and defended Trudeau\u2019s decision to impose it.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAs a Canadian, the prime minister did what would be expected of any leadership and said we want to get this done,\u201d said Miller. \u201cWhen you talk to communities about that deadline they\u2019ve said \u2014 and rightly so \u2014 this is your deadline, and you need to walk with us and invest in our priorities.\u201d<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_code _builder_version=”4.7.4″ _module_preset=”default”]