Ontario's water
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The “new Nestlé” is trying to get a permit allowing it to steal water from Indigenous lands for 10 years.
We need to call on the Ontario Government to stop this corporate water grab now.
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For years, SumOfUs members like you have been fighting Nestlé’s corporate water grabs. But now that Nestlé has sold its North America bottling business, there is a new water thief in town: BlueTriton.
BlueTriton could be even more dangerous than Nestlé. It has just applied for a 10-year renewal of Nestlé’s permit to take water out of Ontario for bottling. And because BlueTriton isn’t a household name yet, this “new Nestlé” is betting that there won’t be any public resistance to securing its permit.
Together we must show BlueTriton that we are not going to just roll over and let it drain our water for its profit. If enough of us speak out now, we can end this water grab once and... for all.
Call on the Ontario Government to stop BlueTriton's water theft now.
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.
BlueTriton is betting that the increasing scarcity of clean water will make its investors rich. It’s clear that the corporation values profits over people. And that is why this “new Nestlé” must be stopped.
Sign the petition to stop the 'New Nestle' now.
SumOfUs members have gone head to head with Nestlé all over the world and won. Because of you, we won massive battles against Nestlé from British Columbia to Oregon.
Our collective efforts forced Nestlé to sell all of its North America water assets.
And if we band together, we will win against the ‘new Nestlé’, too.
Thanks for all that you do,
Angus, Lacey and the team at SumOfUs
More information:
While Nestlé extracts millions of litres from their land, residents have no drinking water, The Guardian, Oct. 4th, 2018
Nestle Waters sale finalized and a day later Ontario lifts moratorium on permits, Guelph Today, April 2nd, 2021
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