New Liskeard ­ Bennett Environmental’s plan to burn and dump
international hazardous waste in Northern Ontario is being given
cautious support by Federal MP Benoit Serré. According to an article in
the Northern Daily News, Serré says he is waiting for the results of the
provincial EA before giving the project his full support but he is
confident the proposal will be successful because studies, paid for by
the company, have been positive.
 
"Ontario: Yours to Pollute"
 
Since 1995 10,000 violations of Ontario's wastewater laws have occurred with
only 11 charges laid against polluting companies.
 
Violations have increased from 700 in 1995 to more than 3,200 in 1999.
 
More than two thirds of polluting companies each year are repeat offenders.
 
Lack of enforcement means there is now no deterrent to polluting of the
environment by those who choose to do so.
 
Source: CCPA MONITOR, FEBRUARY, 2002, PAGE 21