73% of Native Canadians have to drink contaminated water

According to the economic correspondent of Fars News Agency, after more than 20 years of sending continuous reports about the contamination of Indigenous Canadian drinking water resources, the Canadian government has still failed to provide safe drinking water.

According to Council of CanadaSo far, more than 126 reports of indigenous water pollution in Canada have been issued, and the Canadian government is committed to addressing these issues by March 2021, but now more than 33 cases of serious water pollution in Indigenous Canadian communities are seen.

Based on this, more than 100 reports of recommendations issued by the federal government to indigenous communities, which emphasize, boil water before drinking and then consume.

* 73% of Native Canadians are exposed to contaminated water

Accordingly, 73% of Native Canadians are exposed to high and moderate water pollution. This comes at a time when the United Nations has designated the issue of water and sanitation as the most essential human right in 2010.

The issue of access to contaminated water for Native Canadians is exacerbated by the outbreak of the Corona epidemic, which has created acute problems for this section of Canadian society.

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