John Baird Sued Over Unreported Toxic Waste

So, I'm a little late on reporting this but on November 7th, two conservation groups filed a law suit against none other than John Baird. John Baird as you may know from my last blog is Canada's environment minister. Baird is being sued for keeping "hundreds of millions of kilos of toxic mining waste" a secret from the citzens of Canada.

The law suit has been filed on behalf of "Mining Watch Canada and Great Lakes United." These organizations stand as an "international coalition that works to preserve and restore the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River ecosystem on both sides of the U.S.-Canada border."

The law suit is based on Baird keeping Canada in the dark and the fact that he broke the law when he directed mining companies to ignore their legal responsibility to report the pollution from their operations under the National Pollutant Release Inventory. Many of these companies are breaking the law and Baird is allowing them by turning a blind eye at the massive amounts of toxic waste being dumped in our environment!!

What makes this media release most disturbing is that one of these mines is situated in none other than Saskatchewan! The uranium mine is in Key Lake, Saskatchewan and this is the first i ever heard of this. I am annoyed at Harper's government and the lack of action taken in preventing this toxic waste being dumped into our environment. Stephan Harper needs to get rid of Baird and hire an environment minister who knows what he is doing and someone who truly wants to help improve Canada's environment!


Cameco uranium mine on Key Lake, Saskatchewan.