From Stream to Tap: Ending Drinking Water Advisories and Achieving Source Water Protection

Speaker(s) Featured: David Suzuki Foundation with First Nations Elder Judy Da Silva and Six Nations Elder Elva Jamieson

Summary

This video features numerous perspectives, both professional and personal to reveal the emotional trauma that mercury poisoning has caused for those living near the English Wabigoon River. Not only did the speakers highlight the problems that this phenomenon caused, but they discussed solutions and probable recommendations as to how they will approach government officials to move forward and make change. The problems that transpired included but were not limited to the uncertainty of having unclean drinking water and ignored health problems this caused, while presenting a list of demands for justice from the Ontario government. This video features numerous perspectives, both professional and personal to reveal the emotional trauma that mercury poisoning has caused for those living near the English Wabigoon River. Not only did the speakers highlight the problems that this phenomenon caused, but they discussed solutions and probable recommendations as to how they will approach government officials to move forward and make change. The problems that transpired included but were not limited to the uncertainty of having unclean drinking water and ignored health problems this caused, while presenting a list of demands for justice from the Ontario government.
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