Excerpt from the Huffington Post
OTTAWA — The parliamentary budget officer estimates it will cost at least $3.2 billion in capital investment to bring First Nations water systems up to the standards of comparable non-Indigenous communities in order to eliminate boil-water advisories by 2020.
Read the “Budget Sufficiency for First Nations Water and Wastewater Infrastructure” report online at the Ofice of the Parlimentary Budget Officer.
Ending Boil-Water Advisories On First Nations Reserves To Cost $3.2B: PBO
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer estimates it will cost at least $3.2 billion in capital investment to bring First Nations water systems up to the standards of comparable non-Indigenous communities in order to eliminate boil-water advisories by 2020.
