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Oji-Cree First Nation frustrated as majority of community members ineligible for drinking-water settlement

Oji-Cree First Nation frustrated as majority of community members ineligible for drinking-water settlement

Leaders from an Oji-Cree First Nation in Treaty 9 in Ontario say they want the Canadian government to take action to properly compensate all their community members enduring a long-term boil-water advisory, after learning most of them won't be eligible for a class action settlement. In December 2021, Canada's Federal Court and Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench jointly approved an $8-billion settlement for First Nations living under drinking-water advisories lasting longer than one year.

Approval of $8B settlement in First Nations' drinking water class action a 'historic moment': Manitoba chief

Approval of $8B settlement in First Nations' drinking water class action a 'historic moment': Manitoba chief

Thousands of people who have been affected by years-long drinking water advisories could see compensation, after courts approved an $8-billion class-action settlement in what one chief called a "historic moment" for First Nations in Canada. Canada's Federal Court and Manitoba's Court of Queen's Bench issued a joint decision Wednesday approving the settlement in two national class-action lawsuits launched against the federal government by First Nations living under drinking water advisories.