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OTTAWA-Indigenous leaders country wide\u00a0 are reminding Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government the country’s growth should not come at the cost of lives. Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government is focused on passing its first budget\u00a0 but the Mikisew Cree First Nation, along with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)\u00a0 and the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, are calling on the federal government to reject the proposed treat-and-release of toxic oil tailings into the Athabasca River system. \u201cTreat-and-release\u201d refers to the treatment of toxic oilsands tailings in order to release them back into the environment. The Athabasca River system, which members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation and neighbouring communities rely on for essential needs like drinking water and food, is surrounded by large tailings \u201cponds\u201d containing 1.4 trillion litres of… <\/p>\n

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OTTAWA-Indigenous leaders country wide\u00a0 are reminding Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government the country’s growth should not come at the cost of lives. Prime Minister Mark Carney\u2019s government is focused on passing its first budget\u00a0 but the Mikisew Cree First Nation, along with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN)\u00a0 and the Treaty 8 First Nations of Alberta, are calling on the federal government to reject the proposed treat-and-release of toxic oil tailings into the Athabasca River system. \u201cTreat-and-release\u201d refers to the treatment of toxic oilsands tailings in order to release them back into the environment. The Athabasca River system, which members of the Mikisew Cree First Nation and neighbouring communities rely on for essential needs like drinking water and food, is surrounded by large tailings \u201cponds\u201d containing 1.4 trillion litres of... <\/p>\n

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