I wholeheartedly support extending the moratorium and would like to see it extended permanently. Our kids' & grandkids' future demands careful public stewardship of this fundamental resource, free from reckless pursuit of private profit.
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I do not support water bottling companies taking from ground water to turn into bottled water especially if those bottles are made of plastic - it’s wasteful in terms of the energy spent in their facilities + the trucks sent to deliver them, as well as the bottles themselves if they are plastic.
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Given the continued and growing recognition of the importance of fresh water, I cannot understand why we would allow companies to extract these resources for resale. Think about the harm they have done in California and in France by over drawing - why would we be any different?
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Living in the largest watershed in Ontario I feel that there are some water usages that are more important than water bottling companies. We all need clean water to drink and food to eat and industries to provide jobs.
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I strongly support this regarding corporations extracting groundwater in large quantities and reselling it to the general public. Ontario waters require permits and have limits for fishing, they should also be protected from corporate abuses as well.
It should be illegal to sell our ground water!
This so bad on so many fronts.
This is our children's heritage wake up!
I feel very concerned with Ontario voters
who would vote not knowing who they are
voting for? wake up now!
We have lost all social gains we fought so hard for
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As residents of Ontario, we all have the right to free, potable water in our homes. This needs to be the first priority, now and for future generations. We need to review existing permits and ban any further permits to companies to obtain water for bottling and profits.
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I support the Ministry of Environment Conservation and Parks' proposal to extend the moratorium on new or increasing permits to take groundwater to produce bottled water.
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Companies like Nestle should not have free reign to take groundwater, IF groundwater is to be extracted by a corporation to bottle and sell there should be fair payments to the municipality and province.
I see no need to allow commercial companies to take our ground water and sell it back to us for profit. I already pay for the water I use in my hometown through my municipality. Why would I allow a company to sell it to me? It's the same water I can get at my tap.
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Expanding the term of the moratorium is a positive first step. There is absolutely no need to be supporting the profit margins of big business with our valuable natural resources.
I believe that access to water is a fundamental right. Companies like Nestle should not be given access to our country's water supply at little cost to them and at great cost to communities.
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Especially considering the effects of climate change, we need to respect and protect our natural water resources, and we need to not only limit bottled water companies from taking this resource at low prices, we also need to up the price, place a limit on the amount taken, or, even better, ban the w
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Water is the basis of life, not something to be taken by some to be sold for profit, making a few rich. No one knows for certain how much water is available underground.
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