mercury contamination

Trudeau's broken promise of clean water for First Nations

Trudeau's broken promise of clean water for First Nations

In 2015, Justin Trudeau promised that if elected he would end boil-water advisories in First Nations communities within five years. “We have 93 different communities under 133 different boil-water advisories,” said at the time. “A Canadian government led by me will address this as a top priority because it’s not right in a country like Canada. This has gone on for far too long.” That top priority was abandoned last October when the government admitted that they would not make the mark. They have given no updated timeline for when this national travesty will end.

Canada votes to collect data to document 'environmental racism'

Canada votes to collect data to document 'environmental racism'

Canada will collect data on the impact of siting a disproportionate number of polluting industries and landfills in areas inhabited by racial minority communities, federal lawmakers voted Wednesday. The bill aims to tackle "environmental racism," where Indigenous, Black and other racial minority communities are exposed to higher levels of dirty air, contaminated water or other toxins and pollutants. One of the most famous cases is in the Indigenous Grassy Narrows First Nation community in Ontario, where residents have since the 1960s suffered health impacts from mercury contamination produced by a former pulp and paper mill.