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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I honestly wonder why the federal government is pursuing this. Getting First Nations communities on water has been an ongoing project of theirs. Either the left hand isn't talking to the right or this is "I'll do it but not because I have to".

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

From the article it feels like a worse variation of "I’ll do it but not because I have to”.

More like, "I'll do some of it, at my own pace, because doing all of it now is too expensive." Of course that wouldn't trump the fundamental human rights that are at issue here - but if you win on the claim that there aren't any such rights applicable, then the above is much easier to win ...

Of course I might just be being a tad too cynical here.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

They really need to raise taxes. It would be unpopular, but everyone's tired of them already, so now's the moment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Sorta like lame ducks who can do the right thing by their conscience as they are no longer burdened by popular mandates or seeing re-election.