Ford Conservatives short-cutting regulations on water bottling

Ford Conservatives short-cutting regulations on water bottling

The fight against for-profit water extraction in Ontario has taken a new turn. The Ford Conservatives are proposing to bypass the current regulations that require new applicants to undergo a full review of groundwater extraction for bottling. Instead, they want to simply grant a new permit based solely on a previous approval given to a different company. Last November, we celebrated as the giant multinational BlueTriton announced they would wind…