This is unbeleivable, we…

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This is unbeleivable, we just celebrated the fact that Nestle is no longer going to be stealing fresh water and selling it at a profit, along with millions of plastic bottles that are adding to the billions of tons of plastics in all forms that are polluting the earth, and along comes BlueTriton trying to get a permit to start the process all over again.
We can't just roll over and let it drain our water for its profit. We must speak out and beseech the Environmental Registry of Ontario’s to deny the permit once and for all before the consultation closes on June 22nd. We must end this water grab once and for all.

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.

So while dozens of First Nations communities across Canada have not had access to safe drinking water for at least a year, BlueTriton is pumping clean water from Indigenous lands and bottling it for profit.

BlueTriton is betting that the increasing scarcity of clean water will make its investors rich. It’s clear that the corporation values profits over people. And that is why this “new Nestlé” must be stopped.