Neskantaga First Nation is demanding action from the Ford government with its water crisis.
The remote northern community has been under a boil water advisory for 25 years.
Leaders also declared a state of emergency last month and evacuated residents to Thunder Bay after an oily sheen was found in the water reservoir.
Some members are now staging a sit-in at Queen’s Park.
Kiiwetinoong MPP Sol Mamakwa says the province has an obligation to step in and provide support under treaty agreements.
After hearing from two residents Tuesday who outlined the impact the crisis has had on their families, Chief Chris Moonias made an emotional plea.
“Fix our water….FIX OUR WATER!”
Renata Moonias worries for her two young children.
“I don’t want them to grow-up without clean drinking water. I don’t want them to grow-up bathing in the tap water back home. It’s not good for them. They don’t deserve that.”
Community members plan to remain in Toronto at least until the end of the week.
WATCH LIVE — MPP for Kiiwetinoong @solmamakwa hosts community members from Neskantaga for a sit-in at Queen’s Park in protest of the ongoing water crisis. https://t.co/OCneVVGK2F
— Sol Mamakwa MPP (@solmamakwa) November 3, 2020
