I am writing to request that…

I am writing to request that BlueTriton not be given the 10 year renewal of Nestle's permit to take water out of Ontario for bottling.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy Council issued a cease-and-desist order two years ago to stop Nestlé from taking the water. By requesting the permit and making plans to continue the water grab, BlueTriton is ignoring Indigenous sovereignty. Just like Nestlé did. Dozens of First Nations communities across Canada have not had access to safe drinking water for at least a year, and it is wrong that BlueTriton can pump clean water from Indigenous lands and bottle it for profit.

It is clear, that just as Nestle did, BlueTriton is intending to make it's investors rich and not consider the people who live in areas where they intend to pump water. This is why BlueTriton must be stopped.

In addition, the desire by many communities to reduce plastic pollution is put in jeopardy by allowing water bottling permits - these bottles are single use plastic that communities have to recycle (if they reach recycling and are not just tossed here and there to litter the environment) but it is clear, we do not need new plastic and we should not take water from the communities who depend on it for the livelihood.