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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 Reaching a consensus on Parliament Hill is difficult, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says. \u201cThe water legislation is a great example,\u201d she told Newswatch in a recent interview. \u201cI\u2019ve got water legislation right now. The AFN (Assembly of First Nations) has a public letter out saying \u2018stop obstructing this water legislation.\u2019 \u201cIt\u2019s transformational for communities and yet they won\u2019t let it through.\u201d \u201cThey\u201d in this case refers to the Conservative opposition in the House of Commons. Hajdu, the member for Thunder Bay-Superior North, said the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives have been obstructionist on her First Nations Clean Water Act and other legislation put up by the Liberal government. The First Nations Clean Water Act, also called Bill C-61, was introduced in… <\/p>\n

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By Mike Stimpson, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter THUNDER BAY \u2014 Reaching a consensus on Parliament Hill is difficult, Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says. \u201cThe water legislation is a great example,\u201d she told Newswatch in a recent interview. \u201cI\u2019ve got water legislation right now. The AFN (Assembly of First Nations) has a public letter out saying \u2018stop obstructing this water legislation.\u2019 \u201cIt\u2019s transformational for communities and yet they won\u2019t let it through.\u201d \u201cThey\u201d in this case refers to the Conservative opposition in the House of Commons. Hajdu, the member for Thunder Bay-Superior North, said the Pierre Poilievre-led Conservatives have been obstructionist on her First Nations Clean Water Act and other legislation put up by the Liberal government. The First Nations Clean Water Act, also called Bill C-61, was introduced in... <\/p>\n

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