By Craig Benjamin It’s information that the Ontario government could – and should – have brought to light, but failed to do so. Last year, the provincial government stated that […]

By Craig Benjamin It’s information that the Ontario government could – and should – have brought to light, but failed to do so. Last year, the provincial government stated that […]

The mercury contamination of the waters of the Grassy Narrows First Nation – a situation now a half-century old and still unresolved – is one of the more notorious environmental […]

The mercury contamination of the waters of the Grassy Narrows First Nation – a situation now a half-century old and still unresolved – is one of the more notorious environmental […]

By Craig Benjamin, Campaigner for the Human Rights of Indigenous Peoples , Think about this. , , , A community devastated by the massive release of mercury into the rivers […]

  , By Craig Benjamin, “Clean the English-Wabigoon River System. Water is sacred.” Judy da Silva, Grassy Narrows First Nation , ,   , It was one of the worst […]

  By Craig Benjamin “Clean the English-Wabigoon River System. Water is sacred.” Judy da Silva, Grassy Narrows First Nation   It was one of the worst environmental disasters in Canadian […]

“When we shared our land and water we expected it to be kept pristine, but they have failed and destroyed our culture as a result. We want that mercury cleaned […]

“When we shared our land and water we expected it to be kept pristine, but they have failed and destroyed our culture as a result. We want that mercury cleaned […]

  “It is long past time for the government to take responsibility to fix what they have broken, clean up our river, and help us out rather than kicking us […]

  , “It is long past time for the government to take responsibility to fix what they have broken, clean up our river, and help us out rather than kicking […]

Today’s Supreme Court ruling on logging at Grassy Narrows reaffirms important limitations on the power of governments in Canada to make decisions that could undermine the ability of Indigenous peoples […]