To Whom It May Concern, I am…

To Whom It May Concern,

I am appalled to hear about BlueTriton's attempts to renew the application to drain the water and the life from Ontario aquifers.

There was supposed to be a moratorium on selling water in Ontario. Water should be a human right, not a commodity. That's what Canada signed up for when they acknowledged the UN declaration in 2010.

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.

Respect the Indigenous people of Canada. Respect the UN declarations our nation has signed up for.
Do not allow these water-sucking mega-corporations to gain any more ground in Canada.