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HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

HotSpots H2O: Report Spotlights Funding Gap in Canada’s First Nations Water Crisis

Canada will need to spend significantly more to solve the decades-long water crisis in its Indigenous First Nations, according to a new report from the country’s federal budget officer. The report, published last week, found that the government has allocated more than enough funding to build the necessary water infrastructure. But an additional $138 million is needed annually to allow First Nations to maintain and operate those systems. This would mark a 50 percent increase from planned spending.