I firmly suggest that we…

I firmly suggest that we stop allowing international companies to extract water in the province of Ontario. So many communities have been prevented from growing due to being outbid by water bottling companies. This is even more problematic because the companies doing the extraction are not even Canadian and their stocks do not trade in markets we use. The natural resources of Ontario should benefit Ontarians before anyone else and with bottling permits existing this is not the case. Furthermore, in the southern part of Ontario water is already being used at capacity and we must be prepared in case there are any issues. Water is one of those things that must be managed as a public trust. We are very fortunate to have such great water in this province and I hope that future generations are allowed to as well and we do not let short-term low profit pursuits prevent them from having this resource.