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The city of Montreal says Environment Canada has promised a response by Wednesday as to whether the city can proceed with its plans to dump untreated sewage into the St. Lawrence River.

The city confirmed in late September it planned to dump 8 billion litres of untreated waste water over the space of a week starting Oct. 18 to allow for crucial infrastructure repairs. The federal government of Conservative Leader Stephen Harper called for a suspension of the plan, saying it needed more study by Environment Canada, a move Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre characterized as “playing politics” to gain votes.

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“Our civil servants have received confirmation from Environment Canada’s employees that they will give us a response (Tuesday) or at the latest Wednesday,” Coderre’s press attaché Catherine Maurice said. Environment Canada’s employees said they had received all the documents they require from Montreal to analyze the situation, Maurice added.