Linda Debassige
Linda Debassige is the Grand Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, advocating for the reintroduction of the First Nations Clean Water Act to recognize safe drinking water as a basic human right amid ongoing challenges in addressing water issues for First Nations.
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Linda Debassige, Grand Chief of the Anishinabek Nation, expressed concerns over the lack of drinking water legislation.
First Nations chiefs press Ottawa to revive drinking water bill
Canada· 2025-11-29
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige called the meeting a 'listening exercise' and said First Nations should not be excluded from future talks.
Premiers say buy-in needed from Indigenous leaders on major projectsCanada· 2025-07-22
Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige has previously called Bill 5 an 'attack' that risks court challenges.
Doug Ford meets with First Nations chiefs as tensions over Bill 5 continue to escalateCanada· 2025-06-19
Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige said she wants the government to consider withdrawing Bill C-5.
Chartrand on Bill C-5: ‘We do have to have consent from Indigenous rights holders’Canada· 2025-06-18
Anishinabek Nation Grand Chief Linda DeBassige warned Ontario that Bill 5 must be scrapped.
Carney and Ford show two different paths for ‘unleashing’ Canada’s economyCanada· 2025-05-29
Linda Debassige is the Grand Chief of the Anishinabek Nation advocating for the reintroduction of the First Nations Clean Water Act.
Nearly a decade after Ottawa pledged safe drinking water for all First Nations, promise remains unfulfilledCanada· 2025-04-19
