The Haudenosaunee…

Numéro du REO

019-3531

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55965

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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.

The rate at which water is removed is damaging the water table. The price rate (I see $503.71 per million liters from 2016) is absurdly low for the profits generated. Nestlé sold water for $0.98 per gallon (3.78541 liters). This gives gross sales of $258,888.73 per million liters or a 51,396.0% markup. This is an Ontario resource and we should get a reasonable price for it, $0.25 per gallon would be a start, $0.98 would be better.

The Environmental Registry of Ontario should deny BlueTriton's permit.