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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 The Liberals failed in their first attempt at getting a First Nations Clean Water Act passed, but Thunder Bay\u2013Superior North MP Patty Hajdu has reasons to be optimistic about success this time around. Hajdu, who was Indigenous Services minister when the ill-fated first bill was in the House, told Newswatch this week that some changes bode well for the new bill introduced last month by current Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. \u201cWell, I would say that we have a majority (now), so that will be helpful,\u201d said Hajdu, the jobs and families minister since May 2025. \u201cIt was not helpful to see both NDP and Conservative opposition despite the pleading of the AFN (Assembly of First Nations) and other… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, SNnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY \u2014 The Liberals failed in their first attempt at getting a First Nations Clean Water Act passed, but Thunder Bay\u2013Superior North MP Patty Hajdu has reasons to be optimistic about success this time around. Hajdu, who was Indigenous Services minister when the ill-fated first bill was in the House, told Newswatch this week that some changes bode well for the new bill introduced last month by current Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty. \u201cWell, I would say that we have a majority (now), so that will be helpful,\u201d said Hajdu, the jobs and families minister since May 2025. \u201cIt was not helpful to see both NDP and Conservative opposition despite the pleading of the AFN (Assembly of First Nations) and other... <\/p>\n

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