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Oh Canada, irradiating your First Nation (native) Population is rude! - Wrabbit2000 - 05-24-2016
I have been a part of many debates over the years, both online and off, regarding contamination and/or substandard treatment of American Natives. One of the more pressing issues that has been 'under the radar' for at least a few decades, and remains as the gift to keep on giving...happens to be radioactive pollution across tribal lands in the American Southwest.
I suppose Native American residents of the checkerboard reservation areas of New Mexico. Arizona and Utah can at least know they aren't entirely alone. Canada's attention to clean, potable water seems about equal to the American one.
Quote:Environment Pollution in Canada on February 19 2016 04:49 AM (UTC).
A First Nation in northwestern Ontario has declared a state of emergency after receiving a do not consume water advisory from Health Canada officials February 12. The advisory is step above a boil water advisory and was ordered due to traces of radionuclide found in the local water source and higher than normal lead levels. Northwest Angle #33
First Nation Chief Darlene Comegan said in a statement that her community is tired of being ignored by both provincial and federal governments and is calling on them to take immediate action to help. "In light of the Federal government's plan to ensure clean drinking water for First Nations ... we are living in third world conditions and it is just not acceptable.
It is beyond Chief Comegan's understanding that we can be forgotten by everyone," the statement read. The chief and other leadership met with a cancer study team in Toronto last week to come up with a plan to address the high cancer rates found in the community and surrounding area believed linked to their water source. "It's a very scary issue. Our members always knew there was an issue with the water," said Norma Girard, land manager for Northwest Angle #33. "How many more of our people do we have to see suffer and die from cancer?"
Source: RSOE Disaster Index (Some line spacing added for easier reading)
Well then.... The alert piece concludes by saying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has vowed to end the First Nations water crisis within 5 years.
Golly... Only 5 years...eh? I know that'd give me a real warm and fuzzy feeling of confidence over each day of those 5 very very very long years I'd spend in an area with that water. I wonder if Justin would tolerate his own neighborhood being on a 5 year plan to restore something as simple as potable water? I'm thinking......not.